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A study of the evolution of the modern computer profiles the work of MIT psychologist J. C. R. Licklider, whose visionary dream of a "human-computer symbiosis" transformed the course of modern science and led to the development of the personal computer. Reprint.
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    August 1, 2002
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    5.54 x 1.13 x 8.4 inches
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M. Mitchell Waldrop, formerly a science writer at Science magazine, is the author of Complexity and Man-Made Minds.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2002
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 014200135X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0142001356
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.54 x 1.13 x 8.4 inches
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