x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
What's the best way to create artificial intelligence? In 1950, Alan Turing wrote, 'Many people think that a very abstract activity, like the playing of chess, would be best. It can also be maintained that it is best to provide the machine with the best sense organs that money can buy, and... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
First Sentence edit
Her name is Ana Alvarado, and she’s having a bad day.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ted Chiang (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Subterranean Press
Country: US
Publication Date: 31 July, 2010
ISBN: 978-1596063174
Page Count: 150
Publisher: Subterranean Press
Country: US
Publication Date: 31 July, 2010
ISBN: 978-1596063174
Page Count: 150
Awards edit
- Nebula (Finalist, 2010: Best Novella)
- Hugo Award (August 2011: Best Novella)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
Popular Tags
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Subterranean Press, full text (free): full text, free from the publisher
More Books Like This edit
Amazon Customers Who Bought This Book Also Bought
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
