Understanding Artificial Intelligence by Henry C. Mishkoff

Understanding Artificial Intelligence

by Henry C. Mishkoff
Howard W. Sams & Co. · 1985 · Paperback

An illustrated primer on artificial intelligence from 1985, written for general readers and published in the Sams Understanding Series with the Texas Instruments Learning Center.

The book explains what artificial intelligence is, what it is used for and what effect it may have on daily life. It covers symbolic processing, expert systems, natural language processing and applications. Edward A. Feigenbaum wrote the foreword. Interviews and contributions come from AI researchers including Bruce Buchanan, Randall Davis, Mark Fox, Douglas Lenat, David McDonald, Ronald Ohlander and Harry Tennant. The Texas Instruments Information Publishing Center staff developed it. It has 258 pages, a bibliography and an index.

Henry C. Mishkoff is the author. A second edition revised by Dan Shafer and Daniel W. Rasmus followed in 1988 (H.W. Sams, ISBN 9780672272714).

Details

Publisher Howard W. Sams & Co.
Year 1985
ISBN 9780672270215
Format Paperback
Pages 258
Dimensions —
Language English

Notes

Catalogued as the Howard W. Sams edition (ISBN 9780672270215, 1985; Open Library and the LC record give 1985, one AbeBooks listing gives 1986; also sold through Radio Shack). A Texas Instruments imprint of the same text exists (ISBN 9780895121882, 1985, paperback), and a second edition revised by Dan Shafer and Daniel W. Rasmus (H.W. Sams, 1988, ISBN 9780672272714). The cover carries both the Sams and Texas Instruments marks. The publisher link goes to the Open Library record. Identified from a spine photograph; edition not checked against the copy.

Contributors

Contributors Edward A. Feigenbaum (Foreword); Bruce G. Buchanan (Interviews and contributions)

Tags

Artificial Intelligence Computing History Expert Systems Textbook Digital Art
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