Connections Patterns of Discovery Presents a Debate of Prospective Technology to Synthesize a Cohesive and Compelling Vision of Ubiquitous Intelligence

Business Wire, Jan 21, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c80120) has announced the addition of "Connections: Patterns of Discovery" to their offering.

This book uses a discussion of past developments, an analysis of patterns of discovery, and a debate of prospective technology to synthesize a cohesive and compelling vision. It challenges the reader to think of the consequences of extrapolating trends, such as Moore's Law, to either reach real machine intelligence, or else retrench in the face of physical limitations. From this perspective, the book draws the "big picture" for the Information Revolution's innovations in chips, devices, software and networks. The goal is to forecast ubiquitous intelligence where everyone is connected to devices with access to Artificial Intelligence (AI) -- offering what Google founder Larry Page calls "perfect search."

Authors bio:

H. Peter Alesso is an Internet innovator with twenty years research experience at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). As Engineering Group Leader at LLNL he has led a team of computer scientists and engineers in a wide range of successful multimillion-dollar software development research projects. Peter has extensive experience with innovative applications across a wide range of supercomputers, workstations and networks.

He has an M.S. and an advanced Engineering Degree from M.I.T. He has published several software titles and numerous scientific journal and conference articles. H. Peter Alesso is the author of three books, e-Video: Producing Internet Video as Broadband Technologies Converge, Addison-Wesley, July 2000, Building the Intelligent Wireless Web, Addison Wesley, 2001, and Developing Semantic Web Services, A. K. Peters, Ltd., 2004

Professor Craig Smith is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) with over 30 years experience in research and development for applications of advanced technologies. He currently serves as the Lawrence Livermore Chair Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. Previously he served as Deputy Associate Director of the Energy and Environment Directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he was responsible for a wide range of multimillion-dollar projects.

He is a collaborator on several international research initiatives. His areas of interest include sensors, robotics and automated systems; information technology applications; and future energy systems. He has published numerous scientific journal and conference articles on advanced engineering topics. Dr. Smith received his Ph.D. in Nuclear Science and Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1975. He is co-author of Building the Intelligent Wireless Web, Addison Wesley, 2001 and Developing Semantic Web Services, A. K. Peters, Ltd., 2004

Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Organization of this Book

 Chapter 1: Connecting Information.
The Google Story.
Information Revolution.
Defining Information.
Looking Good.
Google Connects Information.
Patterns of Discovery.
Forecast for Connecting Information.

 Chapter 2: Connecting Circuits.
The Moore' Law Story.
Edison's Electric Light.
The Vacuum Tube Diode.
The First Programmable Computers.
ENIAC.
The Transistor.
How Transistors Work.
The Proof of Principle for the Transistor.
The Microprocessor.
How Microprocessors Work.
Moore's law.
Patterns of Discovery.
Forecast for Connecting Circuits .

 Chapter 3: Connecting Chips.
The Personal Computer Story.
Vannevar Bush.
Robert Taylor.
J.C.R. Licklider.
Alan Kay.
Butler Lampson.
Charles (Chuck) Thacker.
Personal Computing.
The Xerox Alto.
Apple Computer.
IBM PC.
Patterns of Discovery.
Forecast for Connecting Chips.

 Chapter 4: Connecting Processes.

 Chapter 5: Connecting Machines.

 Chapter 6: Connecting Networks.

 Chapter 7: Connecting Devices.

 Chapter 8: Connecting the Web.

 Chapter 9: Connecting the Intelligence.

Chapter 10: Connecting Patterns.

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