Robots - Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction #9 [Mass Market Paperback]

Harry Slesar (Author), Robert Sheckley (Author), David Brin (Author), Clifford D. Simak (Author), George H. Smith (Author), C.M. Kornbluth (Author), Thomas Easton (Author), Isaac Asimov (Editor), Martin Harry Greenberg (Editor), Charles G. Waugh (Editor)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 10 pages
• Publisher: Signet; 1st edition (April 4, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451159268
• ISBN-13: 978-0451159267
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,267,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Robots: Machines in Man's Image By: Isaac Asimov, December 19, 2003

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Jesse Cain (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robots: Machines in Mans Image (Hardcover)

This book talked about everything I needed to know about robots. It covered everything from the creation of robotics till' the engineers who have created them. It gave me a complete and total history all the way back to the early 1700's. This book was entertaining, yet educational at the same time. Once I read the first chapter I didn't want to put it down. I really didn't know that robots had evolved that fast, but by reading this I know that robots can control a lot more than I ever thought. This book even covered the modern day goal, creating artificial intelligence. The famous book Frankenstein started a lot of beliefs of creating artificial intelligence. There certain reasons why we haven't been able to create A.I. yet one of the main factors are because, a brain is extremely complex. The human brain contains 10 billion neutrons and up to ten times as many supporting cells. After reading this book I think the most interesting thing was the engineer, from the 1700's, Jacques de Vaucanson's creation. He had created a mechanical duck that could quack, bathe, drink water, eat grain, and the digest. He had used it to try to collect money for him trying to create A.I. But I recommend this book to everyone who really is into the history of technology, because I found it a really easy read and it doesn't make you think too much because it has already given you all the information.