Behind deep blue

Building the computer that defeated the world chess champion

Feng-Hsiung Hsu

300 pages, parution le 30/03/2004

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On May 11,1997, as millions worldwide watched a stunning victory unfold on television, a machine shocked the chess world by defeating the defending world champion, Garry Kasparov. Written by the man who started the adventure, Behind Deep Blue reveals what happened behind the scenes at the two historic Deep Blue vs. Kasparov matches. Along the way, Feng-hsiung Hsu shares his story of the quest to create the ultimate chess machine.

"[An] engaging memoir.... [Hsu's] story is a fascinating study of men as well as machines." (Christopher F. Chabris, Wall Street Journal)

"Behind Deep Blue will fascinate and exhilarate you...The human story ... is clear and exciting: adversity encountered, challenges met, all with the human elements of pride and anxiety and triumph ... anger and resentment." (Anthony Day, Los Angeles Times)

"Gripping…The whole story is a lesson in the advantages of repeatedly throwing away everything that has come before and starting from scratch." (Tony Hoare, Times Higher Education Supplement)

L'auteur - Feng-Hsiung Hsu

Feng-hsiung Hsu is the founding father of the Deep Blue project. He began it in 1985 as a graduate student in the Computer Science Department of Carnegie Mellon University. From 1989 to 1997 he worked as the system architect and chip designer for the Deep Blue Chess machine at IBM's T. J. Watson Research Center. He left IBM in 1999 and is now a research scientist at the Western Research Lab of Compaq Computer, Inc.

Sommaire

Show Time!
Carnegie Mellon
An Office of Troublemakers
Taking the Plunge
The Chess Machine That Wasn't
The Race for First Machine Grandmaster
"Knock, Knock. Who's There?"
Intermezzo
First Date with History
IBM
We Need a New Name Bringing Up the Baby A Living Mount Everest Retooling The Holy Grail
Epilogue
Life after Chess

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Éditeur(s)	Princeton University Press
Auteur(s)	Feng-Hsiung Hsu
Parution	30/03/2004
Nb. de pages	300
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	455g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780691118185
ISBN13	978-0-691-11818-5