Kolin, Katharine2025-06-172025-06-172015https://hdl.handle.net/2144/50685For centuries before the development of modern robotic and computer science, writers across cultures and continents have imagined in their works a mechanical companion that could perform myriad functions in humans’ stead. From famous classical literary figures such as Homer to Isaac Asimov, a penman of the Science Fiction revolution, Artificial Intelligence is an idea birthed from the ink on the page.en-USArticle