Edison's Eve : A Magical History of the Quest for Mechanical Life (Paperback)

from Hunchbag

I bought this book because I thought it would be "a magical history of the quest for mechanical life." I'm fascinated with automata, and I figured this book would be an overview of the history and perhaps some nice objective insight. Unfortunately, the actual history covered in the book is a bit ...

from setnahkt

Interesting but uneven. Author Gaby Wood is a writer for the Observer and “attended” Cambridge; it's not clear what she specializes in. She seems very good at historical research. The book divides into three parts, and their relationship isn't all that clear. The first section discusses mechani...

from eaterofwords

This book was a delight to read, a puzzle just like some of the automatons it discusses.

from eaterofwords

This book was a delight to read, a puzzle just like some of the automatons it discusses.