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Principles of Neurodynamics: Perceptrons and the Theory of Brain Mechanisms
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Washington, D.C.: Spartan Books, 1962. xvi, 616 pages; illustrations. Considered an early and important step on the road to artificial intelligence, Frank Rosenblatt's Perceptron was an electronic device which was constructed in accordance with biological principles and showed an ability to learn. Rosenblatt is considered the father of deep learning, a class of machine learning algorithms that uses multiple layers to progressively abstract higher-level features from the raw input. The First Trade Edition, this book was originally published in a limited quantity as a technical report by the Information Systems Branch of the Office of Naval Research and Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory in 1961. Near Fine, tiny rubs to cloth at spine ends and corners, from the collection of Professor James W. Marchand, best known for using computer technology to decipher early manuscripts, particularly palimpsests, his name stamp front end page. In Very Good dust jacket, spine sunned, jacket a bit rubbed, small tears at edges. RARE in current commerce, particularly in collectible condition and with excellent provenance. . First Trade Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Oeuvres Complètes. Tome I - Tome III., Tome I: Notice Biographique par M.W. Spring, Travaux Divers, Travaux sur les Poids Atomiques; Tome II: Notices et Discours, Toxicologie et Physiologie, Rapports; Tome III: Oeuvres Posthumes
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Toward a General Theory of Action
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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1951. Presentation Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHORS "Eleanor Maccoby with the sincere regards of Talcott Parsons, Clyde Kluckhorn, S.A. Stouffer, Robert R. Sears, Gordon W. Allport, Harry Murray", A unique Association Copy, Eleanor Maccoby was a noted psychologist best known for her contributions to developmental psychology and the psychology of sex differences. The signees were a Who's Who of eminent sociologists, psychologists, and anthropologists. Talcott Parsons career was entwined with the development of sociology as an academic discipline at Harvard, and in this book he was refining his "general theory of action". In 1931, Parsons was one of the inaugural faculty members in the Dept. of Sociology at Harvard. Gordon W. Allport is known as one of the founding figures of personality psychology, and along with Harry Murray were faculty in the Psychology Dept. at Harvard. Robert R. Sears was head of the Psychology Dept. at…
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Traite De Chimie Physique. Les Principes
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The Central [Literary Magazine] , Vol. VII, April 1910, No. 21Professor William Edward Ayrton, Memorial Number, Part 1
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Élémens de Physique Expérimentale et de Météorologie; Tome I
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Paris: Chez Bechet Jeune, Libraire, 1827. Bound in period marbled boards, leather spine, gilt titles, marbled end pages. 428 pp., 1 internal folding chart, 10 folding charts at rear. Book plate of Henry A. Rowland front paste down, with Johns Hopkins Univ. Library "disposed" stamp to book plate and title page. Library label to spine, no other library markings. Henry A Rowland was the first president of the American Physical Society and the first occupant of the chair of physics at the Johns Hopkins University. Book is Very Good, boards rubbed , internally clean, unmarked and tight. Tome I only. . First Edition. Marbled Boards. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Oeuvres Complètes. Tome I - Tome III., Tome I: Notice Biographique par M.W. Spring, Travaux Divers, Travaux sur les Poids Atomiques; Tome II: Notices et Discours, Toxicologie et Physiologie, Rapports; Tome III: Oeuvres Posthumes
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Bruxelles, Belgium: Librairie Europeenne C. Muquardt, 1894. Beautifully rebound in 3/4 light blue cloth with 1/4 deep blue leather at spine and tips, gilt titles, gorgeous marbled endpages, each front pastedown bearing the period bookplate "Ex Libris The Chemists Club N.Y." Chemists Club blindstamp all 3 vols, small amount of informed pencil notes verso title page Vol. 1. Occasional foxing to endpages, page edges uniformly browning. Overall a quite lovely and SCARCE set of Stas' Complete Works. J.S. Stas proved that atomic weights for elements were not all multiples of 1, the atomic weight of hydrogen, disproving the theory of English physicist William Prout that all the atomic weights were multiples of that of hydrogen. He was also responsible for one of the world's first toxicology findings. He was a member of the Royal Society of London and winner of the Davy Medal, from the Royal Society, for his researches into atomic weights. . First Edition. Buckram Spine and 3/4 Cloth. Near…
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Marktech Optoelectronics Data Book
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A Beginner's Guide to True BASIC to Accompany Exploring Macintosh: Concepts in Visually Oriented Computing
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LUNAR IMPACT: A HISTORY OF PROJECT RANGER
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Lahey Personal Fortran Toolkit Reference Manual : Revision B
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Lahey Blackbeard Editor Reference Manual : Revision A 1990
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A General Approach to the Analysis of Holographic Optical Systems for Stress Analysis
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Robert Joseph Sanford. Good. 1971. Hard Cover. An original dissertation. Contents include: General Theory of the Holographic Polariscope, Application of the Theory to Specific Cases, Holographic Circular Polariscope for a light Field, Holographic Polariscope for a dark field, photoelastic interferometry using a holographic polariscope, interpretation of fringes in stress-holo-interferometry, differential stress-holo-interferometry, computer simulated stress-optic patterns. Illustrated with drawings and charts; Ex-Library .
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Advanced Materials III, Proceedings of the Special Symposium on Advanced Materials, High Tech Materials, 1991, Nagoya Japan
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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