The quest for artificial intelligence
Subtitle: a history of ideas and achievements
By: Nils J. Nilsson.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 562
ISBN-13: 9780521116398; 9780521122931
Subjects: Artificial intelligence -- History; Artificial intelligence -- Philosophy
Description: "Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field within computer science that is attempting to build enhanced intelligence into computer systems. This book traces the history of the subject, from the early dreams of eighteenth-century (and earlier) pioneers to the more successful work of today's AI engineers."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.