Inventing iron man : the possibility of a human machine /
E. Paul Zehr.
- xvii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196) and index.
Origins of the iron knight: bionics, robotic armor, and anthropomorphic suits -- Building the body with biology: when the man of metal needs to muscle in -- Accessing the brain of the armored avenger: can we connect the cranium to a computer -- Multitasking and the metal man: how much can Iron Man's mind manage? -- Softening up a superhero: why the man with a suit of iron could get a jelly belly -- Brain drain: will Tony's gray matter give way? -- Trials and tribulations of the tin man: what happens when the human machine breaks down -- Visions of the vitruvian man: is invention really only one part inspiration? -- Deal or no deal? Could Iron Man exist?
"E. Paul Zehr physically deconstructs Iron Man to find out how we could use modern-day technology to create a suit of armor similar to the one Stark made"--Jacket.
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Cyborgs Androids. Human physiology. Human-machine systems. Physiological Phenomena