Gods and Robots: myths, machines and ancient dreams of technology
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION. Made, Not Born -- 1 The Robot and the Witch: Talos and Medea -- 2 Medea's Cauldron of Rejuvenation -- 3 The Quest for Immortality and Eternal Youth -- 4 Beyond Nature: Enhanced Pow...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton Oxford
Princeton University Press
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Robotics
B Artificial life / History B Classical antiquity / Robotics |
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Robots-History-To 1500
B Technology-Religious aspects B Robots-Mythology B Artificial life-Mythology B Technology and civilization B Electronic books B Artificial life-History-To 1500 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION. Made, Not Born -- 1 The Robot and the Witch: Talos and Medea -- 2 Medea's Cauldron of Rejuvenation -- 3 The Quest for Immortality and Eternal Youth -- 4 Beyond Nature: Enhanced Powers Borrowed from Gods and Animals -- 5 Daedalus and the Living Statues -- 6 Pygmalion's Living Doll and Prometheus's First Humans -- 7 Hephaestus: Divine Devices and Automata -- 8 Pandora: Beautiful, Artificial, Evil -- 9 Between Myth and History: Real Automata and Lifelike Artifices in the Ancient World -- EPILOGUE. Awe, Dread, Hope: Deep Learning and Ancient Stories -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 0691185441 |