Despite whatever help computers can provide in enumerating possibilities and in calculating prodigiously, it is human intuition, inspiration, experience, and knowledge that bring meaning to those endeavors. The Last Human Chess Master. Levy, David, and Monty Newborn. How Computers Play Chess . W.H. Freeman, 1991.
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Ivars Peterson is the mathematics and physics writer at Science News . He studied at the University of Toronto, where he majored in physics and chemistry. He taught high school physics, science, and mathematics for 8 years in Ontario. Chasing Killer Computer Bugs .