On May 11, 1997, as millions worldwide watched a stunning
victory unfold on television, a machine shocked the chess world by
defeating the defending world champion, Garry Kasparov. Written by
the man who started the adventure, "Behind Deep Blue" reveals the
inside story of what happened behind the scenes at the two historic
Deep Blue vs. Kasparov matches. This is also the story behind the
quest to create the mother of all chess machines. The book unveils
how a modest student project eventually produced a multimillion
dollar supercomputer, from the development of the scientific ideas
through technical setbacks, rivalry in the race to develop the
ultimate chess machine, and wild controversies to the final triumph
over the world's greatest human player.
In nontechnical, conversational prose, Feng-hsiung Hsu, the
system architect of Deep Blue, tells us how he and a small team of
fellow researchers forged ahead at IBM with a project they'd begun
as students at Carnegie Mellon in the mid-1980s: the search for one
of the oldest holy grails in artificial intelligence--a machine
that could beat any human chess player in a bona fide match. Back
in 1949 science had conceived the foundations of modern chess
computers but not until almost fifty years later--until Deep
Blue--would the quest be realized.
Hsu refutes Kasparov's controversial claim that only human
intervention could have allowed Deep Blue to make its decisive,
"uncomputerlike" moves. In riveting detail he describes the
heightening tension in this war of brains and nerves, the
"smoldering fire" in Kasparov's eyes. "Behind Deep Blue" is not
just another tale of man versus machine. This fascinating book
tells us how man as genius was given an ultimate, unforgettable run
for his mind, no, not by the genius of a computer, but of man as
toolmaker.
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