Artificial Intelligence and Heuristic Programming, N.V. Findler, Bernard Meltzer, Edinburgh University Press, 1971

"The papers in this volume, based on the lectures given at the first NATO Advanced Study Institute on Artificial Intelligence and Heuristic Programming, present surveys and recent advances in the study of mechanized mathematics, problem-orientated computer languages, learning and other aspects of natural language, uses of associative memory, planning, heuristic search, integrated cognitive systems and general theory".

AI is such a current topic, but has been in development for many years. This work is a scarce early publication on the subject from 1971. 

Artificial Intelligence and Heuristic Programming. Edited by N.V. Findler and Bernard Meltzer. Contributors include; J.A. Robinson, B. Meltzer, E.W. Elcock, N.V. Findler, E. Sandewall, D. Michie, J. Pitrat, B. Raphael, R.K. Lindsay, R.F. Simmons, J. Palme, M. Clowes, M. Kochen, and L.W. Gregg.

Published by Edinburgh University Press, 1971. First edition.

A near fine brown cloth hardback with gilt titles to spine. With a very good dustjacket, with light shelf wear, in removable protective clear plastic wrap. Soundly bound.

The text is bright and clean throughout.

Text in English.

Prelims + 325pp.

Dimensions: Approximately 236mm high x 158mm wide x 32mm.

Weight approximately 840g.