The American robot : a cultural history
Record details
- ISBN: 9780226692715
- ISBN: 022669271X
- ISBN: 9780226692852
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Physical Description:
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376, pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: An Intimate and Distant Machine -- God and Demon, 1790-1910 -- The Republican Automaton -- Humanizing the Industrial Machine -- Mechanizing Men -- Masters and Slaves, 1910-1945 -- Symbolizing the Machine Age -- Building the Slaves of Tomorrow -- Conditioning the Robot's Brain -- A War against the Machine Age -- Playfellow and Protector, 1945-2019 -- Preserving American Innocence -- The Postindustrial Gift -- Cheerful Robots -- Epilogue: The American Robot. |
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Subject: | Robots Social aspects Robotics Social aspects |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | TJ 211 .A26 2020 | 30775305558786 | General Collection | Available | - |