Being Bionic

Author : Bronwen Calvert
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786731029
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Being Bionic written by Bronwen Calvert and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contradictions and complexities of the cyborg therefore hold particular appeal to programme makers of dramatic TV narratives. Bronwen Calvert examines the uses and representations of the cyborg in this ground-breaking text, by looking at its frequent appearance in a wide variety of popular and cult shows: from the iconic Daleks of Doctor Who and bionic female empowerment in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, to the duality of humanoid and distinctly robotic cyborgs in Battlestar Galactica. In doing so, she reveals how television's defining traits shape our experience of cyborgs and help us as viewers to question contemporary issues such as surveillance and terrorism, as well as the function of simulation and ultimately what it means to be human.

Author : Herbie Pilato
Publisher : Bearmanor Media
ISBN 13 : 9781593930837
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bionic Book written by Herbie Pilato and published by Bearmanor Media. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion to both series explores the shows' histories and influences. Includes interviews with cast members, creators and crew as well as complete episode guide.

Author : Suzanne Weyn
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545906784
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bionic written by Suzanne Weyn and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of The Bar Code Tattoo comes an exciting look at the not too distant future. Mira has always almost had it all... until it all crashes and burns. She's hurt in a horrible car accident, and the only way the doctors can help is to try experimental prosthetics and chips that are implanted directly into her brain. It's a huge risk, but after months of testing and therapy, Mira is back, and better than ever.But soon her friends turn against her as their parents call her on unfair advantages and get her cut from lacrosse and the scholarships she was depending on for college. And with her enhanced hearing, she knows how many people in her school and her town are calling her a robot, a cyborg.Is that true? Is Mira human, or is she somehow something other? How can she overcome the ways people see her and just be herself... especially if she's not really sure who that is anymore?Suzanne Weyn is always at the cutting edge when it comes to new tech and the questions it raises about the world we live in.

Author : Jolene Gutiérrez
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 1728422884
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bionic Beasts written by Jolene Gutiérrez and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! What happens when a young elephant steps on a buried land mine? What happens when a sea turtle’s flipper is injured by a predator? Thanks to recent advances in technology, we have new ways to design and build prosthetic body parts that can help these animals thrive. Meet an Asian elephant named Mosha, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle named Lola, a German Shepherd named Cassidy, a greylag goose named Vitória, and Pirate, a Berkshire-Tamworth pig. Each of these animals was struggling, but through a variety of techniques and technologies, humans created devices that enabled the animals to live and move more comfortably. Discover the stories of how veterinarians, doctors, and even students from around the world used 3D printing and other techniques to build bionic body parts for these amazing animals.

Author : Wole Soboyejo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108963447
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bioinspired Structures and Design written by Wole Soboyejo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master simple to advanced biomaterials and structures with this essential text. Featuring topics ranging from bionanoengineered materials to bio-inspired structures for spacecraft and bio-inspired robots, and covering issues such as motility, sensing, control and morphology, this highly illustrated text walks the reader through key scientific and practical engineering principles, discussing properties, applications and design. Presenting case studies for the design of materials and structures at the nano, micro, meso and macro-scales, and written by some of the leading experts on the subject, this is the ideal introduction to this emerging field for students in engineering and science as well as researchers.

Author : David Greven
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476674078
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bionic Woman and Feminist Ethics written by David Greven and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-04-27 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ABC TV series The Bionic Woman, created by Kenneth Johnson, was a 1970s pop culture phenomenon. Starring Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers, the groundbreaking series follows Jaime's evolution from a young woman vulnerable to an exploitative social order, to a fierce individualist defying a government that sees her as property. Beneath the action-packed surface of Jaime's battles with Fembots, themes such as the chosen family, technophobia, class passing, the cyborg, artificial beings, and a growing racial consciousness receive a sophisticated treatment. This book links the series to precedents such as classical mythology, first-wave feminist literature, and the Hollywood woman's film, to place The Bionic Woman in a tradition of feminist ethics deeply concerned with female autonomy, community, and the rights of nonhuman animals. Seen through the lens of feminist philosophy and gender studies, Jaime's constantly changing disguises, attempts to pass as human, and struggles to accept her new bionic abilities offer provocative engagement with issues of identity. Jaime Sommers is a feminist icon who continues to speak to women and queer audiences, and her struggles and triumphs resonate with a worldwide fanbase that still remains enthralled and represented by The Bionic Woman.

Author : Malcolm Rose
Publisher : Usborne Books
ISBN 13 : 9781409509752
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jordan Stryker written by Malcolm Rose and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cybernetically-enhanced, bionic crime fighter Jordan Stryker gets the criminals running for the shadows in the first of this gripping new action-adventure series for the Twenty-First Century. twelve-year-old Alan Smith's life is changed forever when a chain-reaction of explosions rips through his home, killing his mother and blowing off Alan's right arm. But where Alan Smith dies, Jordan Stryker is born - a technologically-enhanced, bionic boy built to fight crime. Now, acting as an undercover agent for secret government agency Unit Red; Jordan's rebuilt arm can punch through steel; his brain links directly to the internet; his hearing is super-sensitive, and he can spot hidden weapons thanks to his X-Ray vision - which definitely has other 'perks'... On his first mission for Unit Red, Jordan is plunged into an underground world of dangerous gangs and extreme activists in the hunt for the criminals responsible for the explosion that killed his mother. But as Jordan struggles to come to terms with the loss of his family, remnants of Alan's old life are around every corner, especially when it reunites him with Amy - Alan's best friend, and daughter of one of London's biggest gangland bosses. A fast-paced thrill ride with Britain's newest, bravest, most up-to-date action hero, from the best-selling author of Kiss of Death.

Author : Todd A. Kuiken
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1439860815
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Targeted Muscle Reinnervation written by Todd A. Kuiken and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implement TMR with Your Patients and Improve Their Quality of LifeDeveloped by Dr. Todd A. Kuiken and Dr. Gregory A. Dumanian, targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) is a new approach to accessing motor control signals from peripheral nerves after amputation and providing sensory feedback to prosthesis users. This practical approach has many advantage

Author : Bronwen Calvert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781350985483
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Being Bionic written by Bronwen Calvert and published by . This book was released on with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cyborg - an organic body augmented with technology - is an enduring figure that can be found across science fiction stories, novels, films, and, more recently, television. What can its marked presence in cult TV shows tell us about the rapidly changing world we live in, and indeed about the human condition? This book explored how the image of the cyborg attracts our fears and fascinations. These bionic creations encourage us, as viewers, to think about our interactions with technology in an age of immediacy and surveillance, reassess our own corporeal experiences, and re-imagine gender binaries and racial differences. Chapters draw together cyborg theory and criticism from science fiction and television studies to analyse a variety a popular series. From Doctor Who to Stor Trek: Voyager, and Battlestar Galactica to Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the cyborg appears as action hero, villain, or as a reflection of ourselves. Whether manifested in the Daleks, the Cylons, or the Borg, these figures are ideal sites to explore concepts such as replication, uniformly, performance, embodiment and virtuality, and the serial narratives of cult TV offer the ideal format to analyse changing cyborg representations over time. This book uses the televisual medium as a tool to understand a range of cybernetic characters, forming a notable event in a growing field that will delight scholars and fans of futuristic television alike. Book jacket.

Author : Z B Tucker
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Real Bionics For Kids written by Z B Tucker and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-03-27 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ignite Your Child's Curiosity About Bionic and the Bionic Age With a Highly Informative Book That Cranks up the Fun and Learning! Give your child the gift of "Real Bionics for Kids: Fun and Engaging Bionic and Bionic Age Information for Kids Ages 7-16" by Z.B. Tucker and empower them to explore a world filled with robots - all while expanding their minds for thrill and adventure! In this captivating book, kids will: Go through the fascinating history of bionics, the technology, and how it is used. Find out how bionics work, the different types, and the way they transform human lives. Learn all about bionic field classifications and why they are becoming so important. Absorb interesting facts about the future of bionics and engage in a review of the different careers available to them. And so much more! "Real Bionics for Kids" is perfect for kids who want to learn more about the world of Bionics and the science that creates them! Who knows? You just might inspire them to become a part of this exciting and growing industry!