Examines the next step in the evolutionary process of the union of human and machine. This title offers a view of the coming age that is both a dramatic culmination of centuries of technological ingenuity and a genuinely inspiring vision of our ultimate destiny.

Separating hype from fact, this text investigates the fate of embodiment in an information age. It relates three issues: information as an entity separate from the material forms that carry it; the construction of the Cyborg; and the dismantling of the humanist subject in cybernetic discourse.

Written by Ronald Bailey, a science writer for Reason magazine, this book argues that the biotechnology revolution, far from endangering human dignity, will liberate human beings to achieve their full potential by enabling more of us to live lives free of disease, disability, and the threat of early death.

Interdisciplinary collection of essays on the influence and development of new medical technologies.

A technical introduction to molecular nanotechnology, which describes the principles of molecular mechanical devices, the behaviour of simple components and the future development of various manufacturing and device technologies, such as nanochemical computers.