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Our own devices : the past and future of body technology / Edward Tenner.

Van Pelt Library T14.5 .T4588 2003
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Tenner, Edward.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Technology--Social aspects.
Technology.
Technological innovations--Social aspects.
Technological innovations.
Human beings--Effect of technological innovations on.
Human beings.
Human body--Social aspects.
Human body.
Human body (Philosophy).
Physical Description:
xviii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
Summary:
From the author of "Why Things Bite Back"--which introduced readers to the revenge antics of technology--comes a revealing look at how the artifacts people create in turn help to re-create them. With wit and authority, Tenner reveals the profound impact on human beings of the most ubiquitous and unassuming innovations.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-304) and index.
ISBN:
0375407227
OCLC:
50948478

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