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Body Factory: From the First Prosthetics to the Augmented Human

Contributor(s): Chochois, Héloïse (Author), Boileau, Kendra (Translator)

ISBN: 9780271087061

Publisher: Graphic Mundi

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Pub Date: May 3, 2021

Dewey: 617.95

LCCN: 2021001783

Lexile Code: 0000

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Target Age Group: 13 to 16

Physical Info: 0.80" H x 9.80" L x 6.70" W ( 0.90 lbs) 168 pages

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Description:

A graphic novel exploring amputation, revealing details about famous amputees throughout history, the invention of the tourniquet, phantom limb syndrome, types of prostheses, and transhumanist technologies.

Brief description: Héloïse Chochois is a scientific illustrator who debuted as a graphic novelist with the blog Infiltrée chez les physiciens. She is the author and illustrator of Intelligences artificielles.

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"This surprisingly delightful and empathetic examination offers an exemplar in the graphic medicine genre."

--starred review Publishers Weekly

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