Machines that think

"Machines That Think! explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines to guiding spaceships to the moon. Included are fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer pro...

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Main Author: Brown, Don, (Computer specialist) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
Published: New York : Amulet Books, 2020.
Series:Big ideas that changed the world ; 2.
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245 1 0 |a Machines that think /  |c Don Brown. 
264 1 |a New York :  |b Amulet Books,  |c 2020. 
300 |a 1 volume (unpaged) :  |b illustrations (chiefly color) ;  |c cm 
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490 1 |a Big ideas that changed the world ;  |v 2 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
520 |a "Machines That Think! explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines to guiding spaceships to the moon. Included are fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, Ada Lovelace, and Bill Gates. From the abacus to artificial intelligence, machines through the ages have pushed the boundaries of human capability and creativity"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
650 0 |a Computers  |x History  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
650 0 |a Autonomous robots  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
650 0 |a Artificial intelligence  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
655 7 |a Educational comics  |v Juvenile.  |2 local 
655 7 |a Nonfiction comics  |v Juvenile.  |2 local 
655 7 |a Comics (Graphic works)  |v Juvenile.  |2 local 
655 7 |a Graphic novels  |v Juvenile.  |2 local 
800 1 |a Big ideas that changed the world ;  |v 2. 
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