The Cambridge Quintet
John L. Casti | |
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Helix Books/Addison-Wesley |
Publication date | 1998 |
The Cambridge Quintet is a book written by
John L. Casti and published by Helix Books/Addison Wesley in 1998.[1]
Synopsis
The book describes a fictitious dinner party hosted by C. P. Snow at a Cambridge University college in 1949. During the dinner party Snow and his guests discuss the limits of machines trying to simulate human thinking.[2] Snow's guests are Ludwig Wittgenstein, Erwin Schrödinger, J. B. S. Haldane and Alan Turing.[3]
References
- ^ The Cambridge Quintet at Complete Review
- ^ Amazon entry
- ^ Book entry at kasmana.people.cofc.edu
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