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The computer & the brain, John von Neumann ; foreword by Ray Kurzweil

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The computer & the brain, John von Neumann ; foreword by Ray Kurzweil
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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non fiction
Main title
The computer & the brain
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John von Neumann ; foreword by Ray Kurzweil
Table Of Contents
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
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