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Boilerplate : history's mechanical marvel / Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Abrams Image, 2009.Description: 167 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0810989506 (hbk.)
  • 9780810989504 (hbk.)
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Contents:
Professor Archibald Campion, an inventor's life, or, The birth of Boilerplate -- Wonder of the White City, or, The mechanical man meets the public -- Boilerplate at home and abroad, or, An automaton's adventures -- Tales of a metal doughboy, or, Boilerplate in combat -- The war to end all wars, or, Boilerplate's final battle -- Popular depictions of Boilerplate, or, The robot, remembered -- Boilerplate's brethren, or, Mechanical men of history -- Time line -- Boilerplate today.
Summary: "Meet Boilerplate, the world's first robot soldier--not in a present-day military lab or a science fiction movie, but in the past, during one of the most fascinating periods of U.S. history"--P. [4] of cover.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 741.5973 G964 Available 33111006772384
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Meet Boilerplate, the world's first robot soldier--not in a present-day military lab or a science-fiction movie, but in the past, during one of the most fascinating periods of U.S. history. Designed by Professor Archibald Campion in 1893 as a prototype, for the self-proclaimed purpose of "preventing the deaths of men in the conflicts of nations," Boilerplate charged into combat alongside such notables as Teddy Roosevelt and Lawrence of Arabia. Campion and his robot also circled the planet with the U.S. Navy, trekked to the South Pole, made silent movies, and hobnobbed with the likes of Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla. You say you've never heard of Boilerplate before? That's because this book is the fanciful creation of a husbandand-wife team who have richly imagined these characters and inserted them into accurate retellings of history. This full-color chronicle is profusely illustrated with graphics mimicking period style, including photos, paintings, posters, cartoons, maps, and even stereoscope cards. Part Jules Verne and part Zelig, it's a great volume for a broad range of fans of science fiction, history, and robots.

Includes index.

Professor Archibald Campion, an inventor's life, or, The birth of Boilerplate -- Wonder of the White City, or, The mechanical man meets the public -- Boilerplate at home and abroad, or, An automaton's adventures -- Tales of a metal doughboy, or, Boilerplate in combat -- The war to end all wars, or, Boilerplate's final battle -- Popular depictions of Boilerplate, or, The robot, remembered -- Boilerplate's brethren, or, Mechanical men of history -- Time line -- Boilerplate today.

"Meet Boilerplate, the world's first robot soldier--not in a present-day military lab or a science fiction movie, but in the past, during one of the most fascinating periods of U.S. history"--P. [4] of cover.

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