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The Serendipity Machine: A Voyage Of Discovery Through The Unexpected World Of Computers
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Publication date May 30, 2005
Pages 206
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781865086552
ISBN-10 186508655X
Dimensions 0.50 by 5.50 by 8 in.
Weight 0.75 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $17.95
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Looks at the impact of advances in computing from the point of view of complexity and the information age.
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The modern computer's role as a serendipity machine—a catalyst for new and surprising discoveries—and its awesome social ramifications are identified and discussed along with the relationship between personal privacy and computer technology since the advent of the Internet. This examination of cutting-edge information technologies attempts to ward off the dangers inherent in the increasingly public nature of modern digitized life, enumerating such technologies as data mining, evolutionary computing, personal agent technologies, and the virtual community, and exploring ways to use these techniques to counter the menace of computer technology being exploited by individuals with bad intentions. In addition, the consequences and benefits of applied computing in fields such as biotechnology, environmental management, and electronic commerce are explored.


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from Allen & Unwin (May 30, 2005)
9781865086552 | details & prices | 206 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $17.95
About: Looks at the impact of advances in computing from the point of view of complexity and the information age.
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Reprint edition from Paw Prints (May 29, 2008)
9781435292932 | details & prices | 206 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $25.95
About: The modern computer's role as a serendipity machine—a catalyst for new and surprising discoveries—and its awesome social ramifications are identified and discussed along with the relationship between personal privacy and computer technology since the advent of the Internet.

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