How to Build an Android: The True Story of Philip K. Dick's Robotic Resurrection

Dufty, David F.

ISBN 10: 1250032156 / ISBN 13: 9781250032157

Published by Picador, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Build an Android: The True Story of Philip K. Dick's Robotic Resurrection
• Publisher: Picador
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250032156
• ISBN 13: 9781250032157
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

In this remarkable behind-the-scenes narrative, David F. Dufty follows a group of scientists on their mission to create "Phil," a life-size android of famed science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. We witness the obstacles the scientists encounter and the innovative solutions they apply to overcome them. The fact that the subject Phil was built to mimic was a man notoriously paranoid and fascinated by artificial intelligence colors the story all the way to its unforgettable end, when the robot's head goes missing, never to be seen again. A riveting story that will capture science enthusiasts and general readers alike, How to Build An Android traces the line where artificial intelligence and humans collide.

About the Author

David F. Dufty is a senior research officer at the Australian Bureau of Statistics. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Memphis at the time the android was being developed and worked closely with the team of scientists who created it. He completed a psychology degree with honors at the University of Newcastle and has a PhD in psychology from Macquarie University.