Richard Powers, a Humanist-in-Residence at the center for Advanced Scientific Research, gets involved with a project to train a machine to pass a comprehensive exam in English literature--and with the degree candidate against whom the machine is competing
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Review:
Cognitive neurologist and well-known writer team up to produce a machine that can pass a comprehensive exam in English literature, with predictably unpredictable results. Like The Gold Bug Variations, this is another of Powers' wild, unforgettable novels encompassing science, philosophy, and the frailty of mankind.
About the Author:
Richard Powers is a MacArthur Fellow. He lives in Urbana, Illinois.
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- PublisherPerennial
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0060976926
- ISBN 13 9780060976927
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages329
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