Medieval Robots

Medieval Robots
Author: E. R. Truitt
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2015-06-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0812246977


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Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, or silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed surveillance or discipline. Medieval Robots explores the forgotten history of real and imagined machines that captivated Europe from the ninth through the fourteenth centuries.


Medieval Robots
Language: en
Pages: 296
Authors: E. R. Truitt
Categories: Computers
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-11 - Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

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Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, or silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed s
Medieval Robots
Language: en
Pages: 292
Authors: E. R. Truitt
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-04-22 - Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

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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
Language: en
Pages: 296
Authors: E. R. Truitt
Categories: History
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Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, or silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed s
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Categories: History
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From the dawn of European civilization to the twentieth century, the automaton—better known today as the robot—has captured the Western imagination and prov