Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957,

The computer & the brain / Computer and the brain John von Neumann ; foreword by Ray Kurzweil. - 3rd ed. / with a foreword by Ray Kurzweil. - li, 83 pages ; 20 cm

Previous ed.: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references.

The computer. The analog procedure ; The digital procedure ; Logical control ; Mixed numerical procedures ; Precision ; Characteristics of modern analog machines ; Characteristics of modern digital machines -- The brain. Simplified description of the function of the neuron ; The nature of the nerve impulse ; Stimulation criteria ; The problem of memory within the nervous system ; Digital and analog parts in the nervous system ; Codes and their role in the control of the functioning of a machine ; The logical structure of the nervous system ; Nature of the system of notations employed: not digital but statistical ; The language of the brain not the language of mathematics.

9780300181111 (paperback) 0300181116 (paperback)

2011943281

GBB209197 bnb

016019542 Uk


Computers.
Brain.
Cybernetics.

QA 76 / V947c 2012

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