Robots, androids, and bionic people pervade popular culture, from classics like Frankenstein and R.U.R. to modern tales such as The Six Million Dollar Man, The Terminator, and A.I. Our fascination is obvious and the technology is quickly moving from books and films to real life.

I never noticed this book before, but it was named to Library Journal's Best Sci-Tech Books for General Readers list for 2004.