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The Emperor's New Mind

The Emperor's New Mind

Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics

by Roger Penrose
Paperback
Publication Date: 16/04/2016
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For many decades, the proponents of artificial intelligence' have maintained that computers will soon be able to do everything that a human can do.

In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine.
 
Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.

ISBN:
9780198784920
9780198784920
Category:
Philosophy of mind
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
16-04-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
195x129x37.3mm
Weight:
0.47kg
Roger Penrose

Trained as a mathematician, Sir Roger Penrose is better known for his work in cosmology, including his theory of "cosmic censorship", which suggests that no naked singularities other than the Big Bang exist or can exist in the universe.

His contributions to relativity theory have been described as second only to Albert Einstein's, and he has argued extensively that human consciousness is impossible without quantum mechanics.

He is also known for an innovative tiling of the affine plane, now called the Penrose tiling, and for his description of a mechanism to extract energy from a Kerr black hole.

In collaboration with Stephen Hawking he identified the basic distinguishing characteristics of black holes, and shared the 1988 Wolf Prize for Physics.

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