Machines like me : (Record no. 33504)
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| fixed length control field | 01700nam a2200241 i 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 181212s2019 enk 000|f eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781787331662 |
| Qualifying information | hardback |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781787331679 |
| Qualifying information | paperback |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9781473567795 (ePub ebook) |
| 060 ## - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | ZZ 5. |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal author | McEwan, Ian |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Machines like me : |
| Subtitle | and people like you |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | London : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Jonathan Cape, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2019. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Physical description | 305p. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 520 ## - ABSTRACT | |
| Abstract | Britain has lost the Falklands war, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding.<br/><br/>Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie comes into money, he buys Adam, one of the first batch of synthetic humans. With Miranda’s assistance, he co-designs Adam’s personality. This near-perfect human is beautiful, strong and clever – a love triangle soon forms. These three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma. Ian McEwan’s subversive and entertaining new novel poses fundamental questions: what makes us human? Our outward deeds or our inner lives? Could a machine understand the human heart? This provocative and thrilling tale warns of the power to invent things beyond our control. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT HEADINGS | |
| Subject term | Artificial intelligence |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT HEADINGS | |
| Subject term | Philosophy |
| 9 (RLIN) | 7411 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT HEADINGS | |
| Subject term | Consciousness |
| 9 (RLIN) | 5722 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT HEADINGS | |
| Subject term | Mind and body |
| 9 (RLIN) | 13325 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT HEADINGS | |
| Subject term | Personality |
| 9 (RLIN) | 7383 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Suppress in OPAC | Do not Suppress in OPAC |
| 655 #0 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Alternative histories (Fiction) |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| CEME Library (NELFT) | CEME Library (NELFT) | Shelves | 20/04/2022 | WS200 | NE10078 | 20/04/2022 | 20/04/2022 | Book | ||||||||||||
| National Library of Medicine | People & planet | South London and Maudsley Trust Library | South London and Maudsley Trust Library | Shelves | 19/08/2019 | 9 | 15.01 | 3 | 4 | ZZ 5 MCE | 023322 | 01/03/2023 | 08/12/2022 | 19.00 | 19/08/2019 | Book |