The Thinking Machines

Year Published: 1968

Complete Record: This film is designed to stimulate interest in the field of computers by asking the quesiton "do computers think?" Due to the datedness of this film, viewers may want to use it in a study of the history of computers. The film also covers a definition of thinking, as well as a short history of memory devices. The majority of the film examines various definitions of "to think" and then compares that definition with computer operations.