11.5.1997: Schachcomputer besiegt Kaspar...

Jahrhunderte war die Tollwut für viele Menschen das personifizierte Böse - am 6. Juli 1885 gelang es dem französischen Wissenschaftler Louis Pasteur erstmals erfolgreich ein Mittel gegen den Ausbruch der Krankheit einzusetzen. 

Schnell hatte Propagandaminister Goebbels das Potenzial des jungen Mediums Rundfunk erkannt: "Der Rundfunk gehört uns, niemandem sonst. Und den Rundfunk werden wir in den Dienst unserer Idee stellen, und keine andere Idee soll hier zu Wort kommen." 

Von der Kritik kontrovers diskutiert, bleibt die Faszination der Leser für Hermann Hesse bis heute ungebrochen: Der Autor wird am 2. Juli 1877 im Schwarzwald-Städtchen Calw geboren. 

It was the first time a computer had beaten a reigning world champion chess player.The Deep Blue computer had been designed by a team at IBM.Hear from two people who were at the match.(Photo: IBM scientist Murray Campbell (R) makes a move for the IBM Deep Blue computer in a game ... Show More

In 1997, Garry Kasparov, widely regarded as the world's greatest chess player, was defeated by Deep Blue, a computer. But how much did that reveal about the 'brainpower' of machines? Tim Harford explains by delving into the history of algorithms. They've been used by mathematicia ... Show More

Garry Kasparov is one of the greatest chess players of all time. He was one of the youngest world champions ever, and had a 20-year streak as the world’s top-rated player. But even though he is known as a champion, he is also particularly famous for losing—against Deep Blue. Afte ... Show More

Garry Kasparov is one of the greatest chess players of all time. He was one of the youngest world champions ever, and had a 20-year streak as the world’s top-rated player. But even though he is known as a champion, he is also particularly famous for losing—against Deep Blue. Afte ... Show More

We live in a time where computers can beat the best humans in the world at chess, checkers, poker and video games. But these games are really just demonstrations of how intelligent our machines are growing. They’re growing more intelligent by the hour. This classic episode featur ... Show More