Presents the application of Genetic Programming to a wide variety of problems involving automated synthesis of controllers, circuits, antennas, genetic networks, and metabolic pathways, specifically routine human-competitive machine intelligence.

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1. Introduction. 2. Background on Genetic Programming. 3. Automatic Synthesis of Controllers. 4. Automatic Synthesis of Circuits. 5. Automatic Synthesis of Circuit Topology, Sizing, Placement, and Routing. 6. Automatic Synthesis of Antennas. 7. Automatic Synthesis of Genetic Networks. 8. Automatic Synthesis of Metabolic Pathways. 9. Automatic Synthesis of Parameterized Topologies for Controllers. 10. Automatic Synthesis of Parameterized Topologies for Circuits. 11. Automatic Synthesis of Parameterized Topologies with Conditional Developmental Operators for Circuits. 12. Automatic Synthesis of Improved Tuning Rules for PID Controllers. 13. Automatic Synthesis of Parameterized Topologies for Improved Controllers. 14. Reinvention of Negative Feedback. 15. Automated Re-Invention of Six Post-2000 Patented Circuits. 16. Problems for Which Genetic Programming May Be Well Suited. 17. Parallel Implementation and Computer Time. 18. Historical Perspective on Moore''s Law and the Progression of Qualitatively More Substantial Results Produced by Genetic Programming. 19. Conclusion. Appendix A: Functions and Terminals. Appendix B: Control Parameters. Appendix C: Patented or Patentable Inventions Generated by Genetic Programming. Bibliography.