Kategoria BISAC: Computers >> History

Dieses Buch untersucht bedeutende Meilensteine in der analogen und digitalen Welt und zeigt deren Einfluss auf Gesellschaft, Wissenschaft und Technik. Es bietet tiefgehende Analysen und spannende Einblicke in die wichtigsten Entwicklungen, die die moderne Welt prägen. Ein unverzichtbares Werk für Forscher und Fachleute, die die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Technologie und Kultur verstehen möchten.

Since World War II, a group of scientists has been attempting to understand the human nervous system and to build computer systems that emulate the brain's abilities. Many of the early workers in this field of neural networks came from cybernetics; others came from neuroscience, physics, electrical engineering, mathematics, psychology, even economics. In this collection of interviews, those who helped to shape the field share their childhood memories, their influences, how they became interested in neural networks, and what they see as its future.

The subjects tell stories that have...

This book tells the story of Emanuel Goldberg, a chemist, inventor, and industrialist who contributed to almost every aspect of imaging technology in the first half of the 20th century. Despite his accomplishments, history has not been kind to Goldberg, a name all but erased from the annals of information science. An incredible story emerges as Michael Buckland unearths forgotten documents and rogue citations to show that, contrary to public opinion, Goldberg created the first desktop search engine, developed microdot technology, and designed the famous Contax 35 mm camera. A fascinating...