First British edition. No other book has so revealed the possibilities of a new technological era, a coming-of-age story brimming with humour and intelligence. On October 1st 2001 Michael Chorost had his new ear booted up. He had become a cyborg. Michael Chorost went completely deaf in his thirties and rather than live in silence he chose to have a computer embedded in his skull, artificially restoring his hearing. This is the story of his journey, from silence to hearing, from human to cyborg, and how it transformed him.

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T�tulo

Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human

Editor

Souvenir Press Ltd

Fecha de publicaci�n

2006

Idioma

Ingl�s

ISBN 10

0285637509

ISBN 13

9780285637504

Encuadernaci�n

Hardcover

Edici�n

1st Edition

Estado

Near Fine

Estado de la sobrecubierta

Near Fine

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One of the most pressing debates of our age is outlined in insightful, humorous prose that asks all the big questions. This is a fascinating personal journey, with a wider importance than the personal. Its issues will be widely debated in the media on publication. The serialisation is under negotiation. The author tour, included a high profile speaking engagement for the publication launch. Michael Chorost became a cyborg when he had a computer surgically embedded in his skull to artificially restore his hearing. Chorost went from deafness to hearing, from human to cyborg. The combination of flesh and computer has long been a science fiction staple, but this witty, illuminating memoir outlines how that fantasy is becoming reality. Chorost reveals how his body becomes more mechanical, he can plug himself directly into a CD player, his hearing is upgraded as new software is developed. He confronts the role of human in a machine age: if the senses are programmable, can they be trusted; are cyborgs still human? This is a brilliant despatch from the technological frontier, a report of the possibilities of the technological age.

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Michael Chorost is a science writer and consultant on educational computing.

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Ron Robertson, along with his late wife Helen established Rons Bookshop in 1998 as a bricks and mortar bookshop. Helen died in 2014 and Ron carried on running the shop alone and joined the ABE family and commenced selling online in June 2017. Ron decided to close the bricks and mortar shop, from the close of business on December 31 2019 and concentrate on the online business from home. Whilst Rons does not specialise in any particular genre the business has an extensive collection of high quality books of all genres in paperback and hardback.

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