Gods and Robots

Gods and Robots
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9780691202266
ISBN-13 : 0691202265
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Book Synopsis Gods and Robots by : Adrienne Mayor

Download or read book Gods and Robots written by Adrienne Mayor and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the story of how ancient cultures envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices and human enhancements, sharing insights into how the mythologies of the past related to and shaped ancient machine innovations.


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