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The Computer & the Brain
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The Computer & the Brain Paperback - 2012 - 3rd Edition

by John Von Neumann; Foreword by Ray Kurzweil

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From the publisher

In this classic work, one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century explores the analogies between computing machines and the living human brain. John von Neumann, whose many contributions to science, mathematics, and engineering include the basic organizational framework at the heart of today's computers, concludes that the brain operates both digitally and analogically, but also has its own peculiar statistical language.

In his foreword to this new edition, Ray Kurzweil, a futurist famous in part for his own reflections on the relationship between technology and intelligence, places von Neumann's work in a historical context and shows how it remains relevant today.

Details

  • Title The Computer & the Brain
  • Author John Von Neumann; Foreword by Ray Kurzweil
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 3rd
  • Edition 3
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yale University Press
  • Publication date 2012-08-28
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780300181111 / 0300181116
  • Weight 0.31 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.82 x 5.04 x 0.36 in (19.86 x 12.80 x 0.91 cm)
  • Category Computers - General Information
  • Library of Congress subjects Computers, Brain
  • Dewey Decimal Code 003.5

About the author

At the time of his death in February 1957, John von Neumann, renowned for his theory of games and his work at the Electronic Computer Project at the Institute for Advanced Study, was serving as a member of the Atomic Energy Commission. Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, author, and futurist who has written six books including The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology.

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