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Generation Robot
A Century of Science Fiction, Fact, and Speculation
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Generation Robot
Generation Robot covers a century of science fiction, fact and, speculation - from the 1950 publication of Isaac Asimov's seminal robot masterpiece, I, Robot, to the 2050 Singularity when artificial and human intelligence are predicted to merge.
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Generation Robot covers a century of science fiction, fact, and speculation—from the 1950 publication of Isaac Asimov's seminal robot masterpiece, I, Robot, to the 2050 Singularity when artificial and human intelligence are predicted to merge.
Beginning with a childhood informed by pop-culture robots in movies, in comic books, and on TV in the 1960s to adulthood where the possibilities of self-driving cars and virtual reality are daily conversation, Terri Favro offers a unique perspective on how our relationship with robotics and futuristic technologies has shifted over time.
Peppered with pop-culture fun-facts about Superman's kryptonite, the human-machine relationships in the cult TV show Firefly, and the sexual and moral implications of the film Ex Machina, Generation Robot explores how the techno-triumphs and resulting anxieties of reality bleed into the fantasies of our collective culture.
This is a captivating book that looks at the pop-culture of our society to explain how the world works—now and tomorrow.
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ISBN: 9781510754614
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 March 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Sky Pony Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 268g
Pages: 264
About the Author
Terri Favrois the author of the novels Sputnik's Children, which was longlisted for CBC's Canada Reads,Once Upon A Time In West Toronto, and The Proxy Bride, and the co-creator of the Bella series of comic books. She has written marketing copy for IBM, Apple, Blackberry and LEGO, among others. She lives in Toronto.
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