Vox ex Machina: A Cultural History of Talking Machines by Bell, Bell, New^*

MIT Press Ltd

How today\u0092s digital devices got their voices, and how we learned to listen to them.\nFrom early robots to toys like the iconic Speak & Spell to Apple\u0092s Siri, Vox Ex Machina tells the fascinating story of how scientists and engineers developed voices for machines during the twentieth century. Sarah Bell chronicles the development of voice synthesis from buzzy electrical current and circuitry in analog components to the robotic sounds of early digital signal processing to today\u0092s human sounding applications. Along the way, Bell also shows how the public responded to these technologies and asks whether talking machines are even good for us. \nUsing a wide range of intriguing examples, Vox Ex Machina is embedded in a wider story about people\u0097describing responses to voice synthesis technologies\n\nVox ex Machina\nA Cultural History of Talking Machines\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked ;