Is chess the drosophila of artificial intelligence? a social history of an algorithm

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-30

  Ensmenger, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

artificial intelligence; computing; drosophila; experimental technology

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DROSOPHILA; HISTORY; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATION; RESEARCH; SPORT;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; COMPUTERS; DROSOPHILA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RESEARCH; SOFTWARE; SPORTS;

EID: 84855952251     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312711424596     Document Type: Article

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