Edison's Eve
Subtitle: A Magical History of the Quest for Mechanical Life
Edition: 1 Amer ed edition
Publisher: Knopf
Published: August 13, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780679451129
Subjects: Science/Mathematics; Robots; Environmental Science; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Robotics; Science / General; Design and construction; Artificial Intelligence - General; Artificial Intelligence; History
First sentence: He was sure it was to be his last trip.
Description: Describes the human fascination with creating life as it traces the scientific research, theories, hoaxes, and inventions that presaged the evolution of contemporary robotics and experiments with artificial intelligence.