THE THINKING MACHINE

Duration: 54 min

Year Published: 1960

Creator: Produced by CBS News

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Report on the only two known objects in the universe that seem capable of reasoning—the human brain and the electronic (TX-O DIGITAL) computer. Shows a television play written by a computer, a computer that seems to learn as a child learns, and a computer playing checkers (and winning). Tells why some authorities believe that the electronic computer may change the world.

Complete Record: Source: Carousel Interest level: jh-sh-c-ad Price: $250, rent $25 Format: sd b&w Catalog numbers: EFLA evaluation card No. 4406

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)