RT Book
T1 Gods and Robots: myths, machines and ancient dreams of technology
A1 Mayor, Adrienne 1946-
LA English
PP Princeton Oxford
PB Princeton University Press
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1041609183
AB Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION. Made, Not Born -- 1 The Robot and the Witch: Talos and Medea -- 2 Medea's Cauldron of Rejuvenation -- 3 The Quest for Immortality and Eternal Youth -- 4 Beyond Nature: Enhanced Powers Borrowed from Gods and Animals -- 5 Daedalus and the Living Statues -- 6 Pygmalion's Living Doll and Prometheus's First Humans -- 7 Hephaestus: Divine Devices and Automata -- 8 Pandora: Beautiful, Artificial, Evil -- 9 Between Myth and History: Real Automata and Lifelike Artifices in the Ancient World -- EPILOGUE. Awe, Dread, Hope: Deep Learning and Ancient Stories -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
CN 629.8920901
SN 978-0-691-18544-6
K1 Robots-Mythology
K1 Robots-History-To 1500
K1 Artificial life-Mythology
K1 Artificial life-History-To 1500
K1 Technology-Religious aspects
K1 Technology and civilization
K1 Electronic books