Proceedings of the National Physical Laboratory Symposium 'Mechanisation of Thought Processes' Volume 2

A book containing proceedings of a symposium held at the National Physical Laboratory on 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th November 1958. It includes the following papers divided into sections:

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Implications for Biology

1. Sensory mechanisms, the reduction of redundancy and intelligence, Dr H.B. Barlow

2. Stimulus analysing mechanisms, Dr N.S. Sutherland

3. Agatha Tyche: Of nervous nets - the lucky reckoners, Dr W.S. McCulloch

4. Medical diagnosis and cybernetics, Dr F. Paycha

5. Models and the localization of function in the central nervous system, Mr R.L. Gregory

6. Some questions concerning the explanation of learning in animals, Mr A.J. Watson

7. Information, redundancy and decay of the memory trace, Dr John Brown

Implications for Industry

1. Automation in the legal world, Dr L. Mehl

2. The mechanization of literature searching, Prof Y. Bar-Hillel

3. To what extent can administration be mechanized?, Mr J.H.H. Merriman and Mr D.W.G. Wass

4. Possibilities for the practical utilization of learning processes, Dr S. Gill

5. Automatic control by visual signals, Dr W.K. Taylor

6. An analysis of non-mathematical data-processing, Mr E.A. Newman

7. Physical analogues to the growth of a concept, Mr G. Pask

Lecture - Demonstrations

List of Lecture-Demonstrations (with reference to papers describing them)

Machina Reproducatrix

Conditional Probability Computer

A Simple Computer for Demonstrating Behaviour

Automatic Pattern Recognition

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