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Author Tenner, Edward.

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

Publication Info. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  303.483 T256    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  303.48 TEN    Check Shelf
Description xviii, 314 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [302]-304) and index.
Contents Technology, technique, and the body -- The first technology : bottle-feeding -- Slow motion : zori -- Double time : athletic shoes -- Sitting up straight : posture chairs -- Laid back : reclining chairs -- Mechanical arts : musical keyboards -- Letter perfect? : text keyboards -- Second sight : eyeglasses -- Hardheaded logic : helmets.
Subject Technology -- Social aspects.
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Human beings -- Effect of technological innovations on.
Human body -- Social aspects.
Human body (Philosophy)
ISBN 0375407227
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