<p>In 1997, Garry Kasparov, widely regarded as the world&#8217;s greatest chess player, was defeated by Deep Blue, a computer. But how much did that reveal about the &#8216;brainpower&#8217; of machines? Tim Harford explains by delving into the history of algorithms. They&#8217;ve been used by mathematicians and scientists for millennia, but have acquired a new level of power and importance in the digital age.</p>


Tim Harford

Chess algorithms

<p>In 1997, Garry Kasparov, widely regarded as the world&#8217;s greatest chess player, was defeated by Deep Blue, a computer. But how much did that reveal about the &#8216;brainpower&#8217; of machines? Tim Harford explains by delving into the history of algorithms. They&#8217;ve been used by mathematicians and scientists for millennia, but have acquired a new level [&hellip;]</p>
