ISBN:
0375407227
Language:
English
Pages:
xviii, 314 p
,
24 cm
DDC:
303.48/3
Keywords:
Technology Social aspects
;
Technological innovations Social aspects
;
Human body Social aspects
;
Human body (Philosophy)
;
Alltagsgegenstand
;
Verwendung
;
Körper
;
Lebenswelt
;
Bedeutung
;
Technische Innovation
;
Alltagskultur
Abstract:
Machine generated contents note: Preface ix -- Chapter One: Technology, Technique, and the Body 3 --Chapter Two: The First Technology: Bottle-Feeding 30 --Chapter Three: Slow Motion: Zori 51 --Chapter Four: Double Time: Athletic Shoes 75 --Chapter Five: Sitting Up Straight: Posture Chairs 104 --Chapter Six: Laid Back: Reclining Chairs 134 --Chapter Seven: Mechanical Arts: Musical Keyboards 161 --Chapter Eight: Letter Perfect?: Text Keyboards 187 --Chapter Nine: Second Sight: Eyeglasses 213 --Chapter Ten: Hardheaded Logic: Helmets 238 --Epilogue: Thumbs Up 263 -- Notes 269 --Suggestionsfor Further Reading 302 --Index 305
Description / Table of Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Preface ix -- Chapter One: Technology, Technique, and the Body 3 --Chapter Two: The First Technology: Bottle-Feeding 30 --Chapter Three: Slow Motion: Zori 51 --Chapter Four: Double Time: Athletic Shoes 75 --Chapter Five: Sitting Up Straight: Posture Chairs 104 --Chapter Six: Laid Back: Reclining Chairs 134 --Chapter Seven: Mechanical Arts: Musical Keyboards 161 --Chapter Eight: Letter Perfect?: Text Keyboards 187 --Chapter Nine: Second Sight: Eyeglasses 213 --Chapter Ten: Hardheaded Logic: Helmets 238 --Epilogue: Thumbs Up 263 -- Notes 269 --Suggestionsfor Further Reading 302 --Index 305
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [302]-304) and index
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