I've got an article up at Popular Mechanics Online lamenting the recent (sort of) death of the Spirit rover that's been trundling around Mars for over half a decade. I modeled the piece directly on the obituaries featured in the New York Times, so it was kind of fun. Sad, sad fun. Adios, Spirit.
Click here to read the article.
A BOY AND HIS BOT
"With a goofy sense of humor and plenty of action, Wilson presents a coming-of-age journey with shades of Alice in Wonderland and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." -- Publishers Weekly
BRO-JITSU
"...may prove popular with armchair hooligans." -- Book List
THE MAD SCIENTIST
HALL OF FAME
"An exhaustive study of the evil mind. Great book."
-- Mike Myers
(AKA Dr. Evil)
HOW TO BUILD
A ROBOT ARMY
"Required reading"-- Billy Heller,New York Post
WHERE'S MY JETPACK?
"Wilson's tone is humorous, yet he does justice to the science underlying his topic..."-- Nisi Shawl,Seattle Times
HOW TO SURVIVE
A ROBOT UPRISING
"Dr. Wilson offers detailed - and hilariously deadpan - advice on how to evade robots."
-- Cornelia Dean,
New York Times
visit robotuprising.com
