The body electric how strange machines built the modern American

The body electric : how strange machines built the modern American / Carolyn Thomas de la Pena.

Author/creator	Peña, Carolyn Thomas de la.
Other author/creator	American Council of Learned Societies.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New York : New York University Press,
Description	xvi, 329 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book
Subject(s)	Quacks and quackery--United States --History --19th century. Quacks and quackery--United States --History --20th century. Medical instruments and apparatus--United States --History --19th century. Medical instruments and apparatus--United States --History --20th century. Electrotherapeutics--United States --History --19th century. Electrotherapeutics--United States --History --20th century. Electric Stimulation Therapy--history. Exercise Therapy--history. History of Medicine, 19th Cent. History of Medicine, 20th Cent.

Series	American history and culture American history and culture (New York University Press)
Contents	The machine-built body -- Measuring mechanical strength -- Exploring electric limits -- Powering the intimate body -- ?Radiomania? limits the energy dream -- Conclusion: the end of an era?
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2002155358
ISBN	0814719538 (cloth : alk. paper)

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