Gods and Robots
by Adrienne Mayor · first published 2018
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xvi, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm
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If you are interested in ancient Greek "robots" then I can recommend the book Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology by Adrienne Mayor. See also: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691183510/go...
on “The Marvelous Automata of Antiquity (2018)” ↗…many sophisticated animated devices were actually built in antiquity, reaching a climax with the creation of a host of automata in the ancient city of learning, Alexandria, the original Silicon Valley. Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology - Adrienne Mayor https://classics.stanford.edu/publications/gods-and-robots-m...
on “What is the origin of “daemon” with regards to computing? (2011)” ↗…of metalworking, creates golden handmaidens to help him in his forge: “In them is understanding in their hearts, and in them speech and strength, and they know cunning handiwork”. > ..In her 2018 book Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology, Adrienne Mayor describes how ancient cultures explored the idea of artificial life. Ancient Greeks were skilled in metalwork and mechanics and created…
on “Stanisław Lem's vision of artificial life” ↗