On the animation of the inorganic : art, architecture, and the extension of life /

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Author / Creator:Papapetros, Spyros.
Imprint:Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11141019
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ISBN:9780226645674
0226645673
9780226645681
0226645681
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:& P & Throughout human history, people have imagined inanimate objects to have intelligence, language, and even souls. In our secular societies today, we still willingly believe that nonliving objects have lives of their own as we find ourselves interacting with computers and other equipment. In & i & On the Animation of the Inorganic & /i &, Spyros Papapetros examines ideas about simulated movement and inorganic life during and after the turn of the twentieth century & mdash;a period of great technical innovation whose effects continue to reverberate today. & /P & & DIV & Exploring key works of art historians.
Other form:Print version: Papapetros, Spyros. On the animation of the inorganic. Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2012 9780226645681