The Robot: The Life Story of a Technology - Couverture souple

Nocks, Lisa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801890713 ISBN 13 : 9780801890710

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Robots fascinate us, and they have become increasingly important in post-World War II industry and space exploration. Where did the idea for such devices come from? What varied uses do they serve in our world, and where do they seem to be headed? Lisa Nocks traces the history of the robot, from the earliest concepts in ancient myth to mechanical toys of the Enlightenment, from the Jacquard punch card loom in the Industrial Revolution to Japanese car-making devices, and from rovers on Mars and the latest developments in artificial intelligence to the service robotics of the twenty-first century. This volume includes a timeline of important events, a glossary of terms, descriptions and statistics of robot labs and companies around the world, and a helpful bibliography of primary and secondary sources for further research.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Lisa Nocks is a University Lecturer at New Jersey Institute of Technology in the Federated Department of History, NJIT/Rutgers. She writes on the recent history of technology and the social impact of techno-science.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801890713
• ISBN 13: 9780801890710
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible