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A timely examination of the conflict between the techno-utopia promised by real-world scientists and the techno-dystopia predicted by science fiction.

Trade Review
"As a study of everything you wanted to know about the terrors of technology but were to afraid to ask, Technophobia! Is impressive."--The Guardian, 1 April 2006

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Dreams of Techno-Heaven, Nightmares of Techno-Hell
  • 1. Technology Is God: Machine Transcendence
  • 2. Haunted Utopias: Artificial Humans and Mad Scientists
  • 3. Cybernetic Slaves: Robotics
  • 4. Machines Out of Control: Artificial Intelligence and Androids
  • 5. Rampaging Cyborgs: Bionics
  • 6. Infinite Cyberspace Cages: The Internet and Virtual Reality
  • 7. Engineered Flesh: Biotechnology
  • 8. Malevolent Molecular Machines: Nanotechnology
  • 9. Technology Is a Virus: Machine Plague
  • 10. Epilogue: Technophobia
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/01/2006
      ISBN13: 9780292709867, 978-0292709867
      ISBN10: 0292709862
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      Literary studies: fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A timely examination of the conflict between the techno-utopia promised by real-world scientists and the techno-dystopia predicted by science fiction.

      Trade Review
      "As a study of everything you wanted to know about the terrors of technology but were to afraid to ask, Technophobia! Is impressive."--The Guardian, 1 April 2006

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction: Dreams of Techno-Heaven, Nightmares of Techno-Hell
      • 1. Technology Is God: Machine Transcendence
      • 2. Haunted Utopias: Artificial Humans and Mad Scientists
      • 3. Cybernetic Slaves: Robotics
      • 4. Machines Out of Control: Artificial Intelligence and Androids
      • 5. Rampaging Cyborgs: Bionics
      • 6. Infinite Cyberspace Cages: The Internet and Virtual Reality
      • 7. Engineered Flesh: Biotechnology
      • 8. Malevolent Molecular Machines: Nanotechnology
      • 9. Technology Is a Virus: Machine Plague
      • 10. Epilogue: Technophobia
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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