Inventing iron man : the possibility of a human machine /
Zehr, E. Paul.
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-196) and index.
Origins of the iron knight: bionics, robotic armor, and anthropomorphic suits -- Building the body with biology: when the man of metal needs to muscle in -- Accessing the brain of the armored avenger: can we connect the cranium to a computer -- Multitasking and the metal man: how much can Iron Man's mind manage? -- Softening up a superhero: why the man with a suit of iron could get a jelly belly -- Brain drain: will Tony's gray matter give way? -- Trials and tribulations of the tin man: what happens when the human machine breaks down -- Visions of the vitruvian man: is invention really only one part inspiration? -- Deal or no deal? Could Iron Man exist?
Cyborgs.
Androids.
Human physiology.
Human-machine systems.