The Cyborg Handbook / Edition 1

by Chris Gray

Overview

The Cyborg (short for cybernetic organism) is an entity that mixes the mechanic and the organic, for example people who have implanted pacemakers. The Cyborg Handbook is an initial look at cyborg society and at the range of cyborg technologies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415908498
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/02/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	568
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

One of society's oldest dreams has been to create a living machine. To most of us, cyborgs are Terminator or Robocop types who combine artificial robotic strength and firepower with human intelligence/cunning. Yet Gray, a 1994-95 NASA Fellow in Aerospace History, has collected writings that explore real cyborgs (or cybernetic organisms) as any entities that mix the mechanical with the organic. Thus, humans with prostheses or implanted pacemakers qualify as cyborgs. This fascinating assemblage of essays, short stories, and research findings covers the role of this incredible modern technology through its varied uses in medicine, space research, and military applications. Articles are written by experts in the field of cybernetics, including Donna Haraway. This unique work combines scientific fact and science fiction. The bibliography and filmography are invaluable additions. For large public and academic libraries.Joe Accardi, Northeastern Illinois Univ. Lib., Chicago

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