The body electric : how strange machines built the modern American / Carolyn Thomas de la Pena.

  • Peña, Carolyn Thomas de la.
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[2003], ©2003
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New York : New York University Press, [2003], ©2003.

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xvi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The machine-built body -- Measuring mechanical strength -- Exploring electric limits -- Powering the intimate body -- "Radiomania" limits the energy dream -- Conclusion: the end of an era?

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    History of Medicine
    CBQ.6.AA8-9
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  • 0814719538