David A. Ellis has interviewed some of the most influential and highly regarded cameramen of the last half century and more, and he has assembled these exchanges in Conversations with Cinematographers. While their names may not be known by the general public, these men and their work have left indelible imprints on the silver screen. Among those interviewed are several award-winning artists: - Douglas Slocombe (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Julia, Raiders of the Lost Ark) - Oswald Morris (The Guns of Navarone, Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver ) - Christopher Challis (A Shot in the Dark, Chitty Chitty...
David A. Ellis has interviewed some of the most influential and highly regarded cameramen of the last half century and more, and he has assembled thes...
Watson's win on Jeopardy came as no surprise to those who had read Deus ex Machina sapiens. It was written largely during the 1990s, around the time that another IBM supercomputer--Deep Blue--was trouncing world chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov. The book has since been updated on a few points of detail but its primary message remains intact: the Machine is rapidly evolving as Man's rival if not replacement for the job of Steward of the Earth. Building upon the work of some of the world's greatest scientists, philosophers, and religious thinkers, and drawing particularly from developments in...
Watson's win on Jeopardy came as no surprise to those who had read Deus ex Machina sapiens. It was written largely during the 1990s, around the time t...
