Gods and Robots
Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology
(Author) Adrienne Mayor
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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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Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780691202266
Publish year:
2020
Publish date:
April 21, 2020
Adrienne Mayor
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