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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Titre

Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human

�diteur

Souvenir Press Ltd

Date de parution

2006

Langue

anglais

ISBN � 10 chiffres

0285637509

ISBN � 13 chiffres

9780285637504

Reliure

Hardcover

�dition

1st Edition

�tat de l'article

Near Fine

�tat de la jaquette

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.

� propos de l?auteur

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

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