Medieval Robots : Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art /

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A thousand years before Isaac Asimov set down his Three Laws of Robotics, real and imagined automata appeared in European courts, liturgies, and literary texts. Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, and silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct wh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Truitt, Elly Rachel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Robots.
Nature and civilization.
Mechanical toys.
Mechanical engineering.
Magic.
Machine theory.
Imagination.
Civilization, Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Civilisation medievale.
Robots > History > To 1500.
Machine theory > History > To 1500.
Mechanical toys > History > To 1500.
Mechanical engineering > History > To 1500.
Nature and civilization > History > To 1500.
Magic > History > To 1500.
Imagination > History > To 1500.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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