Checking the covers of paperbacks for bits from our reviews is a pleasant
chore. But do the quotes give the true savour of the book? Yes, in the case of
George Dyson’s Darwin Among the Machines: “It reads as though the poet Robert
Frost had popped ecstasy in the company of Alan Turing.” This intriguing
application of evolutionary theory to computers was reviewed in 21 June 1997.
Published by Penguin, £8.99, ISBN 0140267441.
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