Peter Bentley

Updated: 11/16/2019 by Computer Hope
Peter Bentley

Name: Peter J. Bentley

Born: May 16, 1972, in Colchester, UK

Computer-related contributions

  • British author and computer scientist.
  • Contributing Editor for WIRED UK and was the monthly host of the Royal Institution's cafe scientifique.
  • Performs research in evolutionary computation, artificial life, swarm intelligence, artificial neural networks, which he describes as "digital biology."

Significant publications

  • Digitized:The science of computers and how it shapes our world (2012).
  • Why Sh*t Happens: The Science of a Really Bad Day (2009).
  • Digital Biology: How Nature Is Transforming Our Technology and Our Lives (2007).

Honors and awards

  • Edge of Computation Prize Nominee (2005).

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