Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human

Michael Chorost

ISBN 10: 0618378294 / ISBN 13: 9780618378296

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 2005

About this Item

1st edition. 240 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0618378294

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618378294
• ISBN 13: 9780618378296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

Describes the experiences of a man who loses his hearing in his thirties and receives a computer chip implant that allows him to regain that sense, while exploring the ethical and philosophical implications of becoming cybernetic.

About the Author

Michael Chorost has a B.A. from Brown University and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He lives in San Francisco, where he writes, teaches, and consults.