Androids in the Enlightenment : Mechanics, Artisans, and Cultures of the Self /

The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1735 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other artisans from France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German lands. Designed to perform sophisticated activ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Voskuhl, Adelheid (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2013]
Temas:
Artisans > Europe > History.
Artisans > Europe > History.
Enlightenment > Europe.
Enlightenment > Europe.
Mechanical engineering > History.
Mechanical engineering > History.
Robots > History.
Robots > History.
HISTORY / General.
machines, robots, android, mechanics, mechanical, artisan, culture, cultural, self, identity, sociology, sociological, 18th century, technology, automata, automaton, 1700s, 1800s, clockmaker, france, switzerland, europe, western, austria, german, germany, industrial, era, time period, history, historical, academic, scholarly, research, communication, performance, dulcimer, harpsichord.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • One. Introduction: Androids, Enlightenment, and the Human-Machine Boundary
  • Two. The Harpsichord-Playing Android; or, Clock-Making in Switzerland
  • Three. The Dulcimer-Playing Android; or, Furniture- Making in the Rhineland
  • Four. The Design of the Mechanics; or, Sentiments Replicated in Clockwork
  • Five. Poetic Engagement with Piano-Playing Women Automata
  • Six. The "Enlightenment Automaton" in the Modern Industrial Age
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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