Inteligencia artificial: computadoras y máquinas inteligentes (Artificial Intelligence: Clever Computers and Smart Machines)

For ages, the idea of machines that think and act on their own has gripped scientists, thinkers, and the general public. This book explores the history of artificial intelligence (A.I.), and how science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. It examines the technologies involved in A.I. and its inevitable effects on work, life, health, and many other aspects of human society. Rooted in history and science, this book provides an inside look at a topic that captivates engineers, scientists, and dreamers, but also raises important ethical issues and challenges how we see ourselves and our...

In this illustrated book for children, readers will discover information about animals and can lift the flaps on the pages to find even more.

Readers begin to explore the vastness of our universe in this engaging volume. They start with subjects such as comets, meteors, planets, and more. Vivid full-page photographs accompany accessible text in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish.

Mientras los misiles alemanes V-1 llueven sobre la campiña inglesa, el personal del hospital militar de Herons Park lucha por mantener la normalidad. La mañana siguiente a un ataque aéreo, el doctor Barnes se prepara para una intervención rutinaria: recomponer la pierna rota de un cartero. Pero antes de hacer siquiera la primera incisión, el paciente fallece a causa de la anestesia. Cuando el forense solicita una investigación, será el inspector Cockrill quien, abriéndose paso entre en una maraña de envidias y resentimientos, se enfrente a seis posibles culpables: tres médicos y...

Germs Are Not for Sharing/Los gérmenes no son para compartir paperback (ages 4–7): Sneezes, coughs, runny noses, spills, and messes are facts of everyday life with young children. This book teaches kids what germs are, what they do, and why it’s so important to cover them up, block them from spreading, and wash them down the drain. Includes tips for parents and caregivers.