{"product_id":"robots-in-popular-culture-androids-and-cyborgs-in-the-american-imagination-paperback","title":"Robots in Popular Culture: Androids and Cyborgs in the American Imagination - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard A. Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobots in Popular Culture: Androids and Cyborgs in the American Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to provide one go-to reference for the study of the most popular and iconic robots in American popular culture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the last 10 years, technology and artificial intelligence (AI) have become not only a daily but a minute-by-minute part of American life-more integrated into our lives than anyone would have believed even a generation before. Americans have long known the adorable and helpful R2-D2 and the terrible possibilities of Skynet and its army of Terminators. Throughout, we have seen machines as valuable allies and horrifying enemies. Today, Americans cling to their mobile phones with the same affection that Luke Skywalker felt for the squat R2-D2. Meanwhile, our phones, personal computers, and cars have attained the ability to know and learn everything about us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume opens with essays about robots in popular culture, followed by 100 A-Z entries on the most famous AIs in film, comics, and more. Sidebars highlight ancillary points of interest, such as authors, creators, and tropes that illuminate the motives of various robots. The volume closes with a glossary of key terms and a bibliography providing students with resources to continue their study of what robots tell us about ourselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard A. Hall\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is author of \u003ci\u003eThe American Superhero: Encyclopedia of Caped Crusaders in History\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePop Goes the Decade: The Seventies\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003ePop Goes the Decade: The 2000s\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Laredo, TX.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44246168404019,"sku":"9798765130988","price":183.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/aeGegjjHH59798765130988.webp?v=1777666941","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/robots-in-popular-culture-androids-and-cyborgs-in-the-american-imagination-paperback","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}