"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 the inside story of what happened behind the scenes at the two historic Deep Blue vs. Kasparov matches. This is also the story behind the quest to create the mother of all chess machines. The book unveils how a modest student project eventually produced a multimillion dollar ...
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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 the inside story of what happened behind the scenes at the two historic Deep Blue vs. Kasparov matches. This is also the story behind the quest to create the mother of all chess machines. The book unveils how a modest student project eventually produced a multimillion dollar super-computer; from the development of the scientific ideas through technical setbacks, rivalry in the race to develop the ultimate chess machine, and wild controversies to the final triumph over the world's greatest human player."--Page 4 of cover.
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Very good. Ex-library. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 298 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2002193079 Type of material Book Personal name Hsu, Feng-hsiung, 1959-Main title Behind deep blue: building the computer that defeated the world chess champion / Feng Hsiung Hsu. Published/Created Princeton: Princeton University Press, c2002. Description xvii, 298 p. : ill.; 25 cm. ISBN 0691090653 (cloth: alk. paper) LC classification QA76.8. D435 H78 2002 Subjects Deep Blue (Computer) Computer chess. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Dewey class no. 794.1/724357
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