On Intelligence
Author: Jeff Hawkins
From the inventor of the PalmPilot comes a new and compelling theory of intelligence, brain function, and the future of intelligent machines, , Jeff Hawkins, the man who created the PalmPilot, Treo smart phone, and other handheld devices, has reshaped our relationship to computers. Now he stands ready to revolutionize both neuroscience and computing in one stroke, with a new u….Read More
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