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Computer Games
David N. L. . Ed(S): Levy
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Description for Computer Games
paperback. Editor(s): Levy, David N. L. Num Pages: 546 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 784.
Long before the advent of the electronic computer, man was fascinated by the idea of automating the thought processes employed in playing games of skill. The very first chess "Automaton" captured the imagination oflate eighteenth century Vienna, and by the early 1900s there was a genuine machine that could play the chess endgame of king and rook against a lone king. Soon after the invention of the computer, scientists began to make a serious study of the problems involved in programming a machine to play chess. Within a decade this interest started to spread, first to draughts (checkers) and later ... Read more
Long before the advent of the electronic computer, man was fascinated by the idea of automating the thought processes employed in playing games of skill. The very first chess "Automaton" captured the imagination oflate eighteenth century Vienna, and by the early 1900s there was a genuine machine that could play the chess endgame of king and rook against a lone king. Soon after the invention of the computer, scientists began to make a serious study of the problems involved in programming a machine to play chess. Within a decade this interest started to spread, first to draughts (checkers) and later ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
Number of Pages
546
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461387565
SKU
V9781461387565
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99-15
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