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A visionary, foundational text that bridges the gap between the architecture of early machines and the profound mysteries of the human nervous system. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The computer and the brain.
- intellectually rigorous
- contemplative
- historically resonant
- 01
The society of mind
Voyager Company · 1986
A playful, mind-bending puzzle box that dismantles the illusion of the self to reveal the hidden machinery of thought.
- 02
A Thousand Brains
Jeff Hawkins
A cerebral exploration of how the mind works and what it means for the future of thinking machines.
- 03
A new kind of science
Stephen Wolfram · 2002
A monumental, paradigm-shifting journey that asks you to see the entire universe as a series of simple, unfolding computations.
- 04
Computer organization
V. C. Hamacher · 1978
A rigorous, foundational journey into the physical and logical architecture that makes digital computing possible.
- 05
The (new) turing omnibus
A.K. Dewdney · 1993
A guided tour through the elegant, invisible architecture of logic that powers the modern world.
- 06
The age of spiritual machines
Ray Kurzweil · 1999
A dizzying, prophetic glimpse into a future where silicon and soul become indistinguishable.
- 07
Broca's Brain
Carl Sagan · 1979
A poetic and deeply humanistic journey through the cosmos and the human mind, balancing rigorous skepticism with profound awe.
- 08
The human brain
Nolte · 1981
A comprehensive, highly structured journey into the biological machinery of the human mind.
- 09
The Singularity Is Near
Ray Kurzweil · 2005
A dizzying, data-heavy leap into a future where biology and technology become indistinguishable.
- 10
Quantum physics for beginners
Carl J Pratt
A gentle, jargon-free guided tour through the most mind-bending concepts of the universe.
- 11
On intelligence
Jeff Hawkins and Sandra Blakeslee
An exhilarating intellectual journey that demystifies the human brain and reimagines the future of artificial intelligence.
- 12
The brain
David Eagleman
A mind-expanding journey into the dark, silent fortress of the skull to discover how biological matter constructs our entire reality.
