Mitchell M. Waldrop
Author of Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
About the Author
M. Mitchell Waldrop, formerly a senior writer at "Science" magazine, is the author of "Complexity" & "Man-Made Minds". He lives in Washington, D.C. (Bowker Author Biography)
Works by Mitchell M. Waldrop
The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal (2000) 408 copies, 4 reviews
Artificial intelligence 2 copies
The Peter Principal 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Waldrop, Morris Mitchell
- Birthdate
- 194?
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Education
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD, physics, 1975)
- Occupations
- science writer
science editor (Nature)
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Reviews
The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the… by M. Mitchell Waldrop
The role J.C.R. Licklider played in creating the Internet and the entire personal computer revolution. Very well researched and written.
A revolving, difficult to follow account of the various disciplines and pivotal figures in the development of chaos theory and from that artificial intelligence. I didn’t realise on purchase that this book was written in the mid 90’s and it shows. The narration varies between smug, forgettable and unappealing. Unless you have a specific interest in the origin of these theories or the individual personalities then avoid.
excellent, but much too detailed to be considered light reading
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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