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Baker, Christopher W.
4 Reviews
(4)
4-6
New Century Technology series.
This simple but poorly organized introduction explains how robots are currently used and discusses the technological advances needed before robots can mimic complex human functions such as seeing and hearing. The book also explores the possibility that robots may someday attain self-awareness. Color photos accompany the text, although they're not always well reproduced. A list of websites is included. Ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(3)
4-6
New Century Technology series.
A simple text and color photographs that vary in quality describe how simulators are used as training tools, in product development and testing, and for scientific research. The volume traces the subject from early crude simulators to today's full-motion and computer models and speculates on how the field will change in the future. A list of websites is included. Ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(4)
4-6
New Century Technology series.
Baker does an adequate job introducing these sophisticated concepts, though the spindly typeface used in both books is difficult to read. Virtual Reality is probably of more general interest. The more dryly written Visualization focuses on the scientific and medical advances made possible with 3-D computer imaging. Photos and a list of websites are included in each book. Ind.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
(4)
4-6
New Century Technology series.
Baker does an adequate job introducing these sophisticated concepts, though the spindly typeface used in both books is difficult to read. Virtual Reality is probably of more general interest. The more dryly written Visualization focuses on the scientific and medical advances made possible with 3-D computer imaging. Photos and a list of websites are included in each book. Ind.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
4 reviews
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