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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Perkowitz, S.
Digital people : from bionic humans to androids / Sidney Perkowitz.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-309-08987-5 (hardback)
1. Robotics. 2. Artificial intelligence. I. Title.
TJ211.P44 2004
629.8’92—dc22
2004000049
Copyright 2004 by Sidney Perkowitz. All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America.