Edison's Eve

Description:

This book is a brief collectins of ideas in the life of Automatons. It deals with stories and a few people that have had dealings with these creations.it is quite different in the set up, but provides an apporach to a pass idea. This book also was the inspiration for Brian Selznick's book The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

subjects: clock maker,  automaton,  Hugo Cabret,  magician,  Design and construction,  Robots,  Artificial intelligence,  History,  New York Times reviewed

People: George Melies (1861-1938),  Jacques de Vaucanson (1709-1787)

Places: Paris,  America

Times: 2002