Machine ManAnnotationScientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It's not a tragedy. It's an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts.
Prosthetist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman. Or a product. Or a weapon.
A story for the age of pervasive technology,
Machine Man is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man's quest for ultimate self-improvement.
Awards2011 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
CharactersName | Neumann, Charlie |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Scientist |
Genre | Fiction Cautionary tale Satire
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Topics | Bioengineering Scientists Medical experimentation Kidnapping Man vs. machine Technological innovations Self-improvement
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