Title: The semi-artificial man
Description: It is the purpose of this book to give the reader a glimpse of certain fields of medical research that seem both exciting at present and portentous for the future. The chapters that follow pursue two central subjects: the transplantation of organs from one individual to another and the development of artificial substitutes for functioning parts of the human body. - Preface.
Subjects: Medical ethics, Prosthesis, Transplantation of organs, tissues, Artificial organs, Transplantation, Prostheses and Implants, Research, Medicine, Popular Works