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The first edition of the novel was published in 1979, and was written by douglas r. Hofstadter douglas hofstadters book is concerned directly with the nature of maps or links between formal systems. However, according to hofstadter, the formal system that. Dec 02, 2012 sir roger penrose, aeons before the big bang copernicus center lecture 2010 duration. No one knew what it was, but molly wasnt able to understand language or to speak nor is she to this day, and we never did find. Its a venerated book among a certain stripe of computer scientist and mathematician, and its reputed to have inspired generations of people to pursue the study of logic and artificial intelligence.
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