"The Real Book about Robots and Thinking Machines", by Julian May, illustrated by Ray Gooris, published by Garden City Books 1961, First Edition, 1st printing with 1961 imprinted on bottom of the title page, and "First Edition" on the copyright page.

Hard boards, original publisher's illustrated cloth; 5.1/2" x 8.1/2"; 216 pages including Index; illustrated endpapers, very good/ fine condition.

The book is a popular [juvenile level] overview on robotic technologies, electronics and computer technology of the late 1950s-1961.

Julian Clare May (1931-2017), was an American science fiction, fantasy, horror, science and children's writer who also used several literary pseudonyms. She was best known for her "Saga of Pliocene Exile" (Saga of the Exiles in the United Kingdom) and "Galactic Milieu" Series books. Between 1956 and 1981 she wrote more than 250 books for children and young adults, most non-fiction, under her own name and a variety of pseudonyms; the subjects included science, history, and short biographies of modern-day celebrities such as athletes and musical groups.

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