SAM: One Robot, a Dozen Engineers, and the Race to Revolutionize the Way We Build
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Simon & Schuster Audio, 2020.
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9781797102160
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9h 10m 0s
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English
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Jonathan Waldman., Jonathan Waldman|AUTHOR., & Corey Brill|READER. (2020). SAM: One Robot, a Dozen Engineers, and the Race to Revolutionize the Way We Build . Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jonathan Waldman, Jonathan Waldman|AUTHOR and Corey Brill|READER. 2020. SAM: One Robot, a Dozen Engineers, and the Race to Revolutionize the Way We Build. Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jonathan Waldman, Jonathan Waldman|AUTHOR and Corey Brill|READER. SAM: One Robot, a Dozen Engineers, and the Race to Revolutionize the Way We Build Simon & Schuster Audio, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jonathan Waldman, Jonathan Waldman|AUTHOR, and Corey Brill|READER. SAM: One Robot, a Dozen Engineers, and the Race to Revolutionize the Way We Build Simon & Schuster Audio, 2020.
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Full title | sam one robot a dozen engineers and the race to revolutionize the way we build |
Author | waldman jonathan |
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