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Collaborating with other pioneers of early computing, Mr. McCarthy worked on one of the first chess-playing programs with British researcher Alan Turing and edited an early volume of papers on artificial intelligence with Claude Shannon, the father of information theory.

Computer Scientist Coined 'Artificial Intelligence' Stephen Miller 2011

As part of Mr. Marchionne's chess-playing, the second-generation Chrysler 300—a full-size, rear- or all-wheel-drive, V6- or V8-powered sedan, an American Gothic like Grant Wood never painted—is being rebadged as a Lancia Thema and sold in Europe as an executive saloon.

Chrysler's Global Melange Yields True Luxury Dan Neil 2012

Shannon seemed to enjoy himself most when showing off his collection of games and gadgets, including a juggling W.C. Fields robot, a maze navigated by a mechanical mouse and seven chess-playing machines.

Little Bits Go a Long Way John Horgan 2011

Still and all, there's no denying the obvious: Neither Watson nor its chess-playing predecessors really think.

Seth Shostak: Today Jeopardy, Tomorrow the World Seth Shostak 2011

"Profoundly insightful chess-playing draws intrinsically on central facets of the human condition," he wrote, and a computer's "mere brute force" would never allow it to play at the highest level.

More Than Machine Julian Baggini 2011

Coupled with a love of old films, the idea stretched to fit in the sewer sequence from The Third Man, a gag about The Turk (the chess-playing automaton controlled by a hidden grand master) and some strange concoction of Hartlepool monkey-hanging and The Island Of Dr. Moreau – it turns out that the monkey could talk, but because it was speaking in an African dialect …

Even Being Overworked Is No Excuse For A Lack Of Inspiration « The Graveyard 2010

The chess-playing protagonist, Stirf Ritter-Rebil (a play on the author's full name, Fritz Reuter Leiber), believes that the watch will make him a better chess player as it has absorbed the thoughts of its previous owners.

REVIEW: Fritz Leiber: Selected Stories edited by Charles N. Brown and Jonathan Strahan 2010

Coupled with a love of old films, the idea stretched to fit in the sewer sequence from The Third Man, a gag about The Turk (the chess-playing automaton controlled by a hidden grand master) and some strange concoction of Hartlepool monkey-hanging and The Island Of Dr. Moreau – it turns out that the monkey could talk, but because it was speaking in an African dialect …

2010 February « The Graveyard 2010

Obama is the 11-dimensional chess-playing genius who also elected with a very strong mandate all across the country.

Some frustrated thoughts on bipartisanship 2010

In 2005, the online chess-playing site Playchess. com hosted what it called a "freestyle" chess tournament in which anyone could compete in teams with other players or computers.

Garry Kasparov On 'Chess Metaphors': The Chess Master And The Computer 2010