Our Own Devices: The Past and Future of Body Technology
Alfred A. Knopf (2003)
| Abstract | Machine generated contents note: Preface ix -- Chapter One: Technology, Technique, and the Body 3 --Chapter Two: The First Technology: Bottle-Feeding 30 --Chapter Three: Slow Motion: Zori 51 --Chapter Four: Double Time: Athletic Shoes 75 --Chapter Five: Sitting Up Straight: Posture Chairs 104 --Chapter Six: Laid Back: Reclining Chairs 134 --Chapter Seven: Mechanical Arts: Musical Keyboards 161 --Chapter Eight: Letter Perfect?: Text Keyboards 187 --Chapter Nine: Second Sight: Eyeglasses 213 --Chapter Ten: Hardheaded Logic: Helmets 238 --Epilogue: Thumbs Up 263 -- Notes 269 --Suggestionsfor Further Reading 302 --Index 305. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Technology Social aspects Technological innovations Social aspects Body, Human Social aspects Body, Human (Philosophy | |||||||||
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| Call number | T14.5.T4588 2003 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0375407227 | |||||||||
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