Suz Reviews: Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel

1.09.2010

Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel

by Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett, 163 pgs, hardcover
Overall Grade: A-

If only there was more, were my thoughts at the end of this. Boilerplate is the moniker given to a Victorian-era robot created by Professor Archibald Champion. Together, inventor, his sister, and Boilerplate travel the world (and becoming involved in quite a number of important historical events) seeking to show the uses of such a creation in saving mankind from dangerous occupations, and war. From 1873 to 1918, the authors present a vast array of photographs, quotes and other documents to supplement their history of the mechanical marvel. You might not even be able to tell if it's all a lost bit of history, or famously crafted steampunk.

Labels: genre: fiction, genre: historical, genre: steampunk, media: book

# posted by Cptn. Suz @ 4:39 AM

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