Inventing iron man : the possibility of a human machine / E. Paul Zehr.

Author/creator Zehr, E. Paul
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxvii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

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?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [185]-196) and index.
LCCN 2011000177
ISBN9781421402260 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1421402262 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks TJ211 .Z42 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold