Robots: Machines in Man's Image [Hardcover]

Isaac Asimov (Author), Karen A. Frenkel (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 246 pages
• Publisher: Harmony Books; 1st edition (May 29, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517551101
• ISBN-13: 978-0517551103
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,233,390 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.