An Autobiography. Alexander Bain

An Autobiography of Polyadi Algebras

An autobiography of Polyadic Algebras

In the 1950’s I set out to revolutionize logic. I didn’t succeed (not yet!), but it wasn’t for want of trying. Logic has always fascinated me. In the common-sense sense of the word logic was easy; I had no inclination to commit the obvious errors of reasoning, and long chains of deductions were not intimidating. When I was told about syllogisms, I said “sure, obviously”, and didn’t feel that I ...

Bain on neural networks.

In his book Mind and body (1873), Bain set out an account in which he related the processes of associative memory to the distribution of activity in neural groupings--or neural networks as they are now termed. In the course of this account, Bain anticipated certain aspects of connectionist ideas that are normally attributed to 20th-century authors--most notably Hebb (1949). In this paper we rep...

The Autobiography of W.E.B. DuBois: An Analysis

The Fight Against Tuberculosis: An Autobiography

549 accuracy of statement is also commendable for so concentrated a treatment. The book is about 30 pages longer than the first edition. Two significant new sections have been added: General Principles of Chemical Carcino-genesis and Some Objections to the Virus Theory. The major additional pages treat new studies on the causes of cancer. Those who are primarily concerned with the metabolism an...