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The semi-artificial man : a dawning revolution in medicine

Title
The semi-artificial man : a dawning revolution in medicine / Harold M. Schmeck, Jr.
Author
Schmeck, Harold M., Jr. (Harold Marshall), 1923-2013
Publication
New York : Walker and Company, [©1965]

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Description
x, 224 pages; 21 cm
Summary
It is the purpose of this book to give the reader a glimpse of certain fields of medical research that seem both exciting at present and portentous for the future. The chapters that follow pursue two central subjects: the transplantation of organs from one individual to another and the development of artificial substitutes for functioning parts of the human body. - Preface.
Subject
  • Artificial organs
  • Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
  • Prosthesis
  • Medical ethics
  • Research
  • Artificial Organs
  • Medicine
  • Research
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Ethics, Medical
  • research (function)
  • Artificial organs
  • Medical ethics
  • Prosthesis
Genre/Form
Popular Work
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction / Blair O. Rogers -- Preface -- The regular customer -- The marvelous filter -- The people who decide -- The pump that is life -- The semi-artificial man -- The great barrier -- Gift from a twin -- Gift from another kingdom -- Let's just take it out and fix it -- Who is to live? Who is to die? -- Appendix : Ethical problems of using artificial organs to sustain human life / Belding H. Scribner.
LCCN
65012763
OCLC
  • ocm00630250
  • 630250
  • SCSB-192119
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library