{"product_id":"2026200013164-secondhand-robots-fact-fiction-and-prediction","title":"Robots: Fact, Fiction, And Prediction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before artificial intelligence became a household phrase, Jasia Reichardt's Robots: Fact, Fiction, and Prediction stood as one of the most visionary and comprehensive surveys of humanity's enduring obsession with mechanical life. This richly illustrated volume chronicles the robot's journey from ancient myth and Renaissance automata through the golden age of science fiction and into the nascent world of cybernetics and industrial machinery, presenting a sweeping cultural and scientific panorama that remains startlingly relevant today.\n\nReichardt writes with the authority of a curator and the curiosity of a futurist — she had, after all, organized the landmark 1968 Cybernetic Serendipity exhibition at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts — and her prose cuts elegantly across disciplines, weaving together philosophy, art history, engineering, and popular culture into a seamless and thought-provoking whole. The result is a book that argues, with quiet conviction, that the robot is not merely a machine but a mirror held up to human desire, fear, and imagination. Where does the boundary between creator and creation truly lie? Reichardt poses the question with irresistible precision, and leaves the reader compelled to answer it for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49210234044635,"sku":"2026200013164-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0ccb8875-6dba-4ee9-89f2-80a8a0d92955.png?v=1788267732","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013164-secondhand-robots-fact-fiction-and-prediction","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}