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Inventing iron man : the possibility of a human machine
- Title
- Inventing iron man : the possibility of a human machine / E. Paul Zehr.
- Author
- Zehr, E. Paul.
- Publication
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
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Details
- Description
- xvii, 206 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-196) and index.
- Contents
- Origins of the iron knight: bionics, robotic armor, and anthropomorphic suits -- Building the body with biology: when the man of metal needs to muscle in -- Accessing the brain of the armored avenger: can we connect the cranium to a computer -- Multitasking and the metal man: how much can Iron Man's mind manage? -- Softening up a superhero: why the man with a suit of iron could get a jelly belly -- Brain drain: will Tony's gray matter give way? -- Trials and tribulations of the tin man: what happens when the human machine breaks down -- Visions of the vitruvian man: is invention really only one part inspiration? -- Deal or no deal? Could Iron Man exist?
- Call Number
- JSD 16-217
- ISBN
- 9781421402260
- 1421402262
- LCCN
- 2011000177
- OCLC
- 2011000177
- Author
- Zehr, E. Paul.
- Title
- Inventing iron man : the possibility of a human machine / E. Paul Zehr.
- Imprint
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-196) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JSD 16-217