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Gear Heads: The Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports by Brad Stone (English) Paperba
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- Condition
- ISBN-13
- 9780743229517
- Type
- NA
- Publication Name
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- ISBN
- 9780743229517
- Book Title
- Gearheads : the Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Performing Arts, Sports & Recreation, Technology & Engineering, Crafts & Hobbies
- Topic
- Television / General, General, Robotics
- Item Weight
- 11.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0743229517
ISBN-13
9780743229517
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2210278
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gearheads : the Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Television / General, General, Robotics
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts, Sports & Recreation, Technology & Engineering, Crafts & Hobbies
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-191244
Reviews
Steven Levy author of Crypto and Hackers On one level, Gearheads is a book about robots -- fearsome, heavily armed, and in some cases questionably legal machines -- and the talented mechanical artists who build them. But Brad Stone has also written a moving narrative about dreams, and how they're dashed., Will Wrightrobot builder and creator of the bestselling video games SimCity and The Sims This fascinating story not only chronicles the birth of a new sport, but also the explosive confrontation between its creator and his business partner. The violence of this struggle exceeds anything seen in the robot arena, but somehow a vibrant community manages to crystallize from the ashes., Steven Levyauthor of Crypto and Hackers On one level, Gearheads is a book about robots -- fearsome, heavily armed, and in some cases questionably legal machines -- and the talented mechanical artists who build them. But Brad Stone has also written a moving narrative about dreams, and how they're dashed., Will Wright robot builder and creator of the bestselling video games SimCity and The Sims This fascinating story not only chronicles the birth of a new sport, but also the explosive confrontation between its creator and his business partner. The violence of this struggle exceeds anything seen in the robot arena, but somehow a vibrant community manages to crystallize from the ashes., Will Wrightrobot builder and creator of the bestselling video gamesSimCityandThe SimsThis fascinating story not only chronicles the birth of a new sport, but also the explosive confrontation between its creator and his business partner. The violence of this struggle exceeds anything seen in the robot arena, but somehow a vibrant community manages to crystallize from the ashes., Steven Levyauthor ofCryptoandHackersOn one level,Gearheadsis a book about robots -- fearsome, heavily armed, and in some cases questionably legal machines -- and the talented mechanical artists who build them. But Brad Stone has also written a moving narrative about dreams, and how they're dashed.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
796.15
Synopsis
In the early nineties, a visionary special-effects guru named Marc Thorpe conjured a field of dreams different from any the world had seen before: It would be framed by unbreakable plastic instead of cornstalks; populated not by ghostly ballplayers but by remote-controlled robots, armed to the steely teeth, fighting in a booby-trapped ring. If you built it, they'd come all right....InGearheads, Newsweektechnology correspondent Brad Stone examines the history of robotic sports, from their cultish early years at universities and sci-fi conventions to today's televised extravaganzas -- and the turmoil that threatened the whole enterprise almost from the beginning.By turns a lively historical narrative, a legal thriller, and an exploration of a cultural and technological phenomenon,Gearheadsis a funny and fascinating look at the sport of the future today., In the early nineties, a visionary special-effects guru named Marc Thorpe conjured a field of dreams different from any the world had seen before: It would be framed by unbreakable plastic instead of cornstalks; populated not by ghostly ballplayers but by remote-controlled robots, armed to the steely teeth, fighting in a booby-trapped ring. If you built it, they'd come all right.... In Gearheads, Newsweek technology correspondent Brad Stone examines the history of robotic sports, from their cultish early years at universities and sci-fi conventions to today's televised extravaganzas -- and the turmoil that threatened the whole enterprise almost from the beginning. By turns a lively historical narrative, a legal thriller, and an exploration of a cultural and technological phenomenon, Gearheads is a funny and fascinating look at the sport of the future today.
LC Classification Number
TJ211.15.S76 2003
Copyright Date
2003
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