The Two Faces Of Tomorrow

Author : James P. Hogan
Publisher : Baen Books
ISBN 13 : 0671878484
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Two Faces of Tomorrow written by James P. Hogan and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the mid-21st Century, technology had become much too complicated for humans to handle -- and the computer network that had grown up to keep civilization from tripping over its own shoelaces was also beginning to be overwhelmed. Something Had To Be Done.As a solution, Raymond Dyer's project developed the first genuinely self-aware artificial intelligence -- code name: Spartacus. But could Spartacus be trusted to obey its makers? And if it went rogue, could it be shut down? As an acid test, Spartacus was put in charge of a space station and programmed with a survival instinct. Dyer and his team had the job of seeing how far the computer would go to defend itself when they tried to pull the plug. Dyer didn't expect any serious problems to arise in the experiment.Unfortunately, he had built more initiative into Spartacus than he realized....And a superintelligent computer with a high dose of initiative makes a dangerous guinea pig.

Author : James P. Hogan
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 9780345275172
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Two Faces of Tomorrow written by James P. Hogan and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 1979 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civilization has grown too complex. A computer is needed that has logic and common sense. It is up to Raymond Dyer and his team to install a super computer on an orbiting satellite and program it to survive.

Author : Aziz Rana
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674266552
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Two Faces of American Freedom written by Aziz Rana and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Two Faces of American Freedom boldly reinterprets the American political tradition from the colonial period to modern times, placing issues of race relations, immigration, and presidentialism in the context of shifting notions of empire and citizenship. Today, while the U.S. enjoys tremendous military and economic power, citizens are increasingly insulated from everyday decision-making. This was not always the case. America, Aziz Rana argues, began as a settler society grounded in an ideal of freedom as the exercise of continuous self-rule—one that joined direct political participation with economic independence. However, this vision of freedom was politically bound to the subordination of marginalized groups, especially slaves, Native Americans, and women. These practices of liberty and exclusion were not separate currents, but rather two sides of the same coin. However, at crucial moments, social movements sought to imagine freedom without either subordination or empire. By the mid-twentieth century, these efforts failed, resulting in the rise of hierarchical state and corporate institutions. This new framework presented national and economic security as society’s guiding commitments and nurtured a continual extension of America’s global reach. Rana envisions a democratic society that revives settler ideals, but combines them with meaningful inclusion for those currently at the margins of American life.

Author : James P. Hogan
Publisher : Del Rey Books
ISBN 13 : 9780345320247
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Two Faces of Tomorrow written by James P. Hogan and published by Del Rey Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James P. Hogan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780671319489
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thrice Upon a Time written by James P. Hogan and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOS FROM A FUTURE THAT WILL NEVER BEIt's amazing enough when Murdoch Ross's brilliant grandfather invents a machine that can send messages to itself in the past or the future. But when signals begin to arrive without being sent, Murdoch realizes that every action he takes changes the future that would have been...and that the world he lives in has already been altered!Then a new message arrives from the future: The world is doomed!

Author : Roger Zelazny
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Today We Choose Faces written by Roger Zelazny and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1978 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James P. Hogan
Publisher : Baen Books
ISBN 13 : 0671318446
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Martian Knightlife written by James P. Hogan and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knight, a private eye on Mars, works a case that involves a matter transmitter, a case of stolen identity, and a clue to the fate of the long extinct Martian race.

Author : James P. Hogan
Publisher : Baen Books
ISBN 13 : 9780671578138
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cradle of Saturn written by James P. Hogan and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The universe has a nasty surprise for smug, complacent Earth--and Landen Keene must choose between escape and finding the woman he didn't even realize he cared about.

Author : Robert Jordan
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765342219
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book To The Blight written by Robert Jordan and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-01-07 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American Library Association “Best Books for Young Adults” A VOYA “Best Books for Young Adults” “Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal.” —The New York Times Pursued by Trollocs and Myrddraal, Rand and his friends find refuge in the deserted city of Shadar Logoth. But their wandering—and the many dangers they face—are far from over. For from the lips of a dying Aiel girl they learn that the Dark One means to blind the Eye of the World. Having barely escaped capture and death, Rand finds himself face to face with Aginor: a wielder of the One Power and an ally of the Dark One. In the battle that follows, Rand will discover his true identity...and destiny. “The most ambitious American fantasy saga [may] also be the finest. Rich in detail and his plot is rich in incident. Impressive work, and highly recommended.”—Booklist “Recalls the work of Tolkien.”—Publishers Weekly “This richly detailed fantasy presents fully realized, complex adventure. Recommended.”—Library Journal “The definitive American fantasy saga.” —Chicago Sun-Times

Author : James P. Hogan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781416555322
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Echoes of an Alien Sky written by James P. Hogan and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "But there is a different, unexpected answer to the riddle. Lorili and Kyal will have to fight for their theory - and their lives."--BOOK JACKET.