Digital people : from bionic humans to androids / by Sidney Perkowitz.
Material type: TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Description: viii, 238 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0309089875
- 9780309089876
- 629.892 22
- TJ211 .P44 2004
Contents:
1. Introduction : androids all around us -- Pt. I. Artificial beings : meaning and history -- 2. The virtual history of artificial beings -- 3. The real history of artificial beings -- 4. We have always been bionic -- Pt. II. How far along are we? -- 5. Mind-body problems -- 6. Limbs, movement, and expression -- 7. The five senses, and beyond -- 8. Thinking, emotion, and self-awareness -- 9. Frankenstein's creature or commander data?
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 629.892 PER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A415997B |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-224) and index.
1. Introduction : androids all around us -- Pt. I. Artificial beings : meaning and history -- 2. The virtual history of artificial beings -- 3. The real history of artificial beings -- 4. We have always been bionic -- Pt. II. How far along are we? -- 5. Mind-body problems -- 6. Limbs, movement, and expression -- 7. The five senses, and beyond -- 8. Thinking, emotion, and self-awareness -- 9. Frankenstein's creature or commander data?
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