The Visible Human Project: Informatic Bodies and Posthuman Medicine

by Catherine Waldby

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The Visible Human Project is a critical investigation of the spectacular, three-dimensional recordings of real human bodies - dissected, photographed and converted into visual data files - made by the US National Library of Medicine in Baltimore. Catherine Waldby uses new ideas from cultural studies, science studies and social studies of the computer to situate the Visible Human Project in its historical and cultural context, and to consider the meanings...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415174066

ISBN13:9780415174060

Release Date:June 2000

Publisher:Routledge

Length:200 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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3D Graphics Anatomy Basic Sciences Communication & Journalism Communication & Media Studies Graphic Design Graphics & Multimedia Media Studies Medical Medical Books Medical Ethics Medical Informatics Medicine Politics & Social Sciences Programming Social Sciences Textbooks

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