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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Australia
ISBN-13
9780743229517
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95163966
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2003
Subject
Engineering & Technology, History
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Gear Heads: the Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports
Type
Textbook
Author
Brad Stone
Format
Book
Dimensions
Item Weight
348 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia
Title_Author
Brad Stone
LeafCats
2228
Genre
Sports
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