Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 The Power of the Automaton 14
6. 2 Between Magic and Mechanics: The Automaton in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance 55
7. 3 The Man-machine in the World-machine, 1637–1748 103
8. 4 From the Man-machine to the Automaton-man, 1748–1793 146
9. 5 The Uncanny Automaton, 1789–1833 185
10. 6 The Living Machines of the Industrial Age, 1833–1914 223
11. 7 The Revolt of the Robots, 1914–1935 264
12. Conclusion 297
13. Notes 311
14. Acknowledgments 363
15. Index 365