The restless clock : a history of the centuries-long argument over what makes living things tick / Jessica Riskin.
| Author/creator | Riskin, Jessica author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016. |
| Copyright Date | ©2016 |
| Description | xiii, 548 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Huxley's joke, or the problem of agency in nature and science -- Machines in the garden -- Descartes among the machines -- The passive telescope or the restless clock -- The first androids -- The adventures of Mr. Machine -- Dilemmas of a self-organizing machine -- Darwin between the machines -- The mechanical egg and the intelligent egg -- Outside in -- History matters. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-531) and index. |
| LCCN | 2015019941 |
| ISBN | 9780226302928 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 022630292X hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | electronic book |