Robots Through History (Robotics

by Jeri Freedman

At one time, robots were merely the products of science fiction. In the modern world, they perform countless important functions. Todays robots manufacture automobiles, help doctors with complicated surgery, aid the military in battle, and more. This book shows the fascinating development of robots through the ages. Readers will learn about the invention of the earliest robot-like mechanical devices, the advent of electronics, the first instances of robot automation, and the development of artificial intelligence. This comprehensive survey of the history of robotics will fascinate any reader with an interest in subject.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Jeri Freedman has a B.A. from Harvard University. She is the author of a number of nonfiction books published by Rosen Publishing, as well as several plays. Under the name Ellen Foxxe, she is the coauthor of two alternate-history science fiction novels. She lives in Boston.

Reviews

[Reda Elbardai · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci, gained knowledge of the human body from anatomical studies.” This knowledge helped him create something I like, The Golem. The Golem is one of the earliest robots. In 1495, Leonardo da Vinci created The Golem based on his knowledge on anatomical studies and mechanics from ancient greek texts. The calculating machine (which is now a calculator), was the first machine to perform arithmetical functions. In 1642, Blaise Pascal, a famous mathematician created this machine. A film created in 1927 by Fritz Lang called “Metropolis” was one of the earliest films about robots. this film is a film about an evil scientist who created a robot called Maria and ruled over Germany. As one can see, These 3 informations were my favorite

Jeri Freedman created the book “Robots through History.” Here are some information about the content inside. Robotics fall into physical because you need strength and knowledge to make a robot. The information in the book related to one of the books i have already read. The book i already read was about modern robots. But this one is more about how robots developed over time. I think the content in my book may relate to Bill gate’s success in life. he may have known about The Golem ot the calculator. Either way, I think the past robots inspired him. As one can see, The content in this book is amazing and has interesting facts about the history of robots.

I would recommend this book to students aged 10-14 in Middle School. First, This book may interest other students who like machinery and technology of all kinds. Second, people may not want to read this book. Luckily, this book is short and has good amounts of information. Last, The book has interesting facts about things you would have never known in the past. As one can see, this book is interesting and averaged level for middle school students.

[Michael]

Did this mostly for school, yah know.