Gods and Robots : myths, machines, and ancient dreams of technology / Adrienne Mayor.
Gods and Robots : myths, machines, and ancient dreams of technology / Adrienne Mayor.
Gods and Robots : myths, machines, and ancient dreams of technology / Adrienne Mayor.
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Publisher
Oxford ; Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2018.
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G 2018/6817
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Oxford ; Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2018.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2018.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
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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Gods and Robots : myths, machines, and ancient dreams of technology / Adrienne Mayor.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/6817
Record Identifier
74VKVbZzaovO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVbZzaovO
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ISBN
9780691183510 (hardcover)
0691183511 (hardcover)
DDC
629.8
MMS ID
991024200805602626
