Principles of Neurodynamics: Perceptrons and the Theory of Brain Mechanisms de Rosenblatt, Frank - 1962

Washington, D.C.: Spartan Books, 1962. xvi, 616 pages; illustrations. Considered an early and important step on the road to artificial intelligence, Frank Rosenblatt's Perceptron was an electronic device which was constructed in accordance with biological principles and showed an ability to learn. Rosenblatt is considered the father of deep learning, a class of machine learning algorithms that uses multiple layers to progressively abstract higher-level features from the raw input. The First Trade Edition, this book was originally published in a limited quantity as a technical report by the Information Systems Branch of the Office of Naval Research and Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory in 1961. Near Fine, tiny rubs to cloth at spine ends and corners, from the collection of Professor James W. Marchand, best known for using computer technology to decipher early manuscripts, particularly palimpsests, his name stamp front end page. In Very Good dust jacket, spine sunned, jacket a bit rubbed, small tears at edges. RARE in current commerce, particularly in collectible condition and with excellent provenance. . First Trade Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.