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Donald Michie was an extraordinary character. In a scientific career that spanned nearly 65 years, he was the pioneer in several fields including computing, mouse embryology, transplantation biology, and machine intelligence. Tragically, he died in a car crash in 2007. Here, Ashwin Srinivasan presents a varied collection of Michie's writings, from Colossus and computers to mouse genetics and politics. Srinivasan, a computer scientist and grand-student of Donald Michie, introduces each section and brings together an engaging collection of lively essays, revealing Michie's remarkable personality and painting a picture of his life and interests.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Life sciences: general issues

• Full title: Donald Michie: machine intelligence, biology and more
• Author: Ashwin Srinivasan
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 354
• EAN: 9780199573042
• ISBN: 0199573042
• ID: 04036334
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Weight: 670 g
• Dimensions: 239 × 162 × 35 mm
• Date of publishing: 12. November 2009

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