Inteligencia Artificial. Una visión cronológica — Clifford A. Pickover.

n Inteligencia Artificial. Una visión cronológica, Clifford A. Pickover guides readers on a sweeping journey through the history of artificial intelligence (AI). Rather than focusing solely on the recent explosion of AI applications, Pickover traces the lineage of machine-intelligence ideas across centuries — from early myths of automata in Ancient Greece and the Middle Ages, to mechanical toys of the 19th century, right up to robotic systems, algorithms and generative AI of the 21st century. 
With more than 100 chronological entries, this book offers a richly illustrated and accessible account of how human fascination with intelligence, automation and cognition turned into a transformative technological field. The narrative explores milestone inventions such as a robot displayed at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, the development of autonomous robot vacuums, and the game-show victory of IBM’s Watson — weaving these into a broader cultural context. 
Pickover also examines how the achievements of today’s AI rest not only on modern computing but on a deep history of human thought: philosophers, mathematicians and engineers each contributed crucial steps. From Aristotle’s speculative assertion that automata might replace slaves, to algorithmic toys from the 1880s that prefigure contemporary challenges in robotics — the book emphasizes the continuity of ideas. 
For readers interested in technology, culture or the future of intelligence, this volume offers a meaningful vantage point: it situates current AI advances in a longer timeline, helping to answer not just what artificial intelligence can do now, but why we arrived here, and what may come next. The engaging style and chronological format make it suitable for both general audiences and those with a technical curiosity.