Androids in the Enlightenment : mechanics, artisans, and cultures of the self / Adelheid Voskuhl.

  • Voskuhl, Adelheid.
Date:
2013
  • Books

About this work

Publication/Creation

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.

Physical description

xiii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contributors

Contents

Introduction: androids, Enlightenment, and the human-machine boundary -- The harpsichord-playing android; or, clock-making in Switzerland -- The dulcimer-playing android; or, furniture-making in the Rhineland -- The design of the mechanics; or, sentiments replicated in clockwork -- Poetic engagement with piano-playing women automata -- The "Enlightenment automaton" in the modern industrial age.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    AC.AA7-8
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780226034027
  • 022603402X
  • 9780226034164
  • 022603416X
  • 022603433X
  • 9780226034331