Report 79 12 Search . Stanford Anne Gardner Jun 1979

Currently Al work is familiar mainly to Its practicing specialists and other interested computer scientists. Yet tho field is of growing interdisciplinary Interest and practical importance. With this book we are trying to build bridges that are easily crossed by engineers, scientists in other fields, ond our own computer science colleagues. In the Handbook we intend to cover the breadth and depth of Al, presenting general overviews of the scientific issues, as well as detailed discussions of particular techniques and important Al systems. Throughout we have tried to keep In mind the reader who is not a specialist In Al.