12.0247 instrumentation as prosthesis?

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Wed, 7 Oct 1998 10:05:09 +0100 (BST)

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 12, No. 247.
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Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 10:04:37 +0100
From: Willard McCarty <Willard.McCarty@kcl.ac.uk>
Subject: instrumentation as prosthesis?

This is a request for suggestions on where to look for discussions of
scientific instrumentation as mental/intellectual prosthesis. I would prefer
the discussions to be rather solidly in the history of science rather than
just romps with the idea through fields of dream. I have no objections
whatever to romps, through fields or anywhere else ;-), but I need some
foundational material to strengthen an argument, or to convince my readers
that the argument is strong -- because Real Scientists have made it too.
(Does anyone have an emoticon for tongue-in-cheek?)

Thanks.

Yours,
WM
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maui gratia

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