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Bodies/machines / edited by Iwan Rhys Morus.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human-machine systems.
- Artificial intelligence.
- Technology--History.
- Technology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : BERG, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From reanimating dead bodies with electricity, which led to the introduction of the electric chair, through to the use of machines to render hysterics and the insane fit for reintroduction into society, this book conveys the truths behind our relationship with machines. It is a contribution to the contemporary debates about humans and machines. Please note that images or diagrams have been excluded from this text due to copyright restrictions.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 'A Great and Difficult Thing'; 3 England and the Machinery of Reason 1780 to 1830; 4 The Governor and the Telegraph; 5 A Grand and Universal Panacea; 6 'Instruments to Lay Hold of Spirits'; 7 Spot-watching, Bodily Postures and the 'Practised Eye'; 8 Bodies, Machines and Noise; Select Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612662287
- 9781474214476
- 1474214479
- 9781282662285
- 1282662287
- 9781845208769
- 1845208765
- OCLC:
- 648759780
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