The body electric : how strange machines built the modern American / Carolyn Thomas de la Peña.
- Peña, Carolyn Thomas de la
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- [2003], ©2003
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New York : New York University Press, [2003], ©2003.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Transcribed from: The body electric : how strange machines built the modern American. New York : New York University Press, c2003. xvi, 329 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (American history and culture (New York University Press)) 0814719538 0520241207
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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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