Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds by

Description: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, David H. Guston, Ed Finn, Jason Scott Robert, Charles E. Robinson, Josephine Johnston, Cory Doctorow, Jane Maienschein, Kate MacCord, Alfred Nordmann The original 1818 text of Mary Shelleys classic novel, with annotations and essays highlighting its scientific, ethical, and cautionary aspects. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The original 1818 text of Mary Shelleys classic novel, with annotations and essays highlighting its scientific, ethical, and cautionary aspects.Mary Shelleys Frankenstein has endured in the popular imagination for two hundred years. Begun as a ghost story by an intellectually and socially precocious eighteen-year-old author during a cold and rainy summer on the shores of Lake Geneva, the dramatic tale of Victor Frankenstein and his stitched-together creature can be read as the ultimate parable of scientific hubris. Victor, "the modern Prometheus," tried to do what he perhaps should have left to Nature- create life. Although the novel is most often discussed in literary-historical terms-as a seminal example of romanticism or as a groundbreaking early work of science fiction-Mary Shelley was keenly aware of contemporary scientific developments and incorporated them into her story. In our era of synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and climate engineering, this edition of Frankenstein will resonate forcefully for readers with a background or interest in science and engineering, and anyone intrigued by the fundamental questions of creativity and responsibility.This edition of Frankenstein pairs the original 1818 version of the manuscript-meticulously line-edited and amended by Charles E. Robinson, one of the worlds preeminent authorities on the text-with annotations and essays by leading scholars exploring the social and ethical aspects of scientific creativity raised by this remarkable story. The result is a unique and accessible edition of one of the most thought-provoking and influential novels ever written.Essays byElizabeth Bear, Cory Doctorow, Heather E. Douglas, Josephine Johnston, Kate MacCord, Jane Maienschein, Anne K. Mellor, Alfred NordmannThe original 1818 text of Mary Shelleys classic novel, with annotations and essays highlighting its scientific, ethical, and cautionary aspects.Mary Shelleys Frankenstein has endured in the popular imagination for two hundred years. Begun as a ghost story by an intellectually and socially precocious eighteen-year-old author during a cold and rainy summer on the shores of Lake Geneva, the dramatic tale of Victor Frankenstein and his stitched-together creature can be read as the ultimate parable of scientific hubris. Victor, "the modern Prometheus," tried to do what he perhaps should have left to Nature- create life. Although the novel is most often discussed in literary-historical terms-as a seminal example of romanticism or as a groundbreaking early work of science fiction-Mary Shelley was keenly aware of contemporary scientific developments and incorporated them into her story. In our era of synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and climate engineering, this edition of Frankenstein will resonate forcefully for readers with a background or interest in science and engineering, and anyone intrigued by the fundamental questions of creativity and responsibility.This edition of Frankenstein pairs the original 1818 version of the manuscript-meticulously line-edited and amended by Charles E. Robinson, one of the worlds preeminent authorities on the text-with annotations and essays by leading scholars exploring the social and ethical aspects of scientific creativity raised by this remarkable story. The result is a unique and accessible edition of one of the most thought-provoking and influential novels ever written.Essays byElizabeth Bear, Cory Doctorow, Heather E. Douglas, Josephine Johnston, Kate MacCord, Jane Maienschein, Anne K. Mellor, Alfred Nordmann Notes A new edition of this revered classic, it pairs the original version written in 1818 by Mary Shelley, with annotations and essays by leading scholars to explore the social and ethical aspects of scientific creativity. Author Biography David Guston is Professor and Founding Director of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University, where he also serves as Codirector of the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes..Ed Finn is Founding Director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, where he is also Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the School of Arts, Media, and Engineering and the Department of English.Jason Scott Robert is Lincoln Chair in Ethics, Associate Professor in the School of Life Sciences, and Director of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at Arizona State University.Jane Maienschein is Regents Professor and Parents Association Professor in the School of Life Sciences and Director of the Center of Biology and Society at Arizona State University.Alfred Nordmann is Professor of Philosophy at Technische Universit t Darmstadt and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina. Review [The editorss] expertise speaks to Frankensteins enduring message about existential stakes — and the potentially alarming societal consequences likely to devolve from the unfettered march of science and technology. Concerns about unintended consequences were urgent at the onset of the Industrial Revolution and the Nuclear Age, and they are, if anything, more urgent now.—Los Angeles Review of BooksThe critical essays accompanying the text are eclectic, cross-disciplinary, and incisive....authoritative, yet accessible, and firmly situates both Shelley and her novel in relation to our contemporary tech-oriented age.—LawfareThis newly annotated edition of the classic wrests the text from English majors and hands it to STEMers, but also brings the concerns of literature—moral weight, literary device, creativity—to readers at risk of underestimating their importance.—Atlas Obscura Promotional This new, remarkable annotated edition of Frankenstein with its accompanying essays brings the modern Prometheus flawlessly into our century in a manner sure to inspire scientists and nonscientists in a conversation that Shelley herself might not have foreseen but surely would have encouraged. -- Arthur L. Caplan, Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, founding head of the Division of Bioethics at the School of Medicine, New York University This wonderful new edition is a happy addition to the critical literature examining the meaning of the tale for our twenty-first-century commitments to heroic science, engineering, and technology. -- Rachelle D. Hollander, Director, Center for Engineering Ethics and Society, National Academy of Engineering The Promethean tale of Frankenstein is a rich source of questions about the price that scientists and the public pay for knowledge. This annotated edition rescues the classic allegory from popular cultures caricature and presents it with a framework for exploring the questions raised. Among the many questions, perhaps the most important is, when scientists either from amoral arrogance or negligent lack of foresight present a discovery society is not prepared to deal with -- nuclear weapons, engineered gene lines, climate modification -- what is the scientists responsibility going forward? Is it merely to watch in horror as the knowledge is unleashed on society? -- Rush D. Holt, Chief Executive Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Executive Publisher, Science Family of Journals Review Quote [The editorss] expertise speaks to Frankenstein s enduring message about existential stakes -- and the potentially alarming societal consequences likely to devolve from the unfettered march of science and technology. Concerns about unintended consequences were urgent at the onset of the Industrial Revolution and the Nuclear Age, and they are, if anything, more urgent now.-- Los Angeles Review of Books -- The critical essays accompanying the text are eclectic, cross-disciplinary, and incisive....authoritative, yet accessible, and firmly situates both Shelley and her novel in relation to our contemporary tech-oriented age. -- Lawfare -- This newly annotated edition of the classic wrests the text from English majors and hands it to STEMers, but also brings the concerns of literature--moral weight, literary device, creativity--to readers at risk of underestimating their importance. -- Atlas Obscura -- Details ISBN0262533286 Author Alfred Nordmann Year 2017 ISBN-10 0262533286 ISBN-13 9780262533287 Format Paperback Audience Age 18 Imprint MIT Press Subtitle Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass. Country of Publication United States Edited by Ed Finn Pages 320 Media Book DEWEY 823.7 Publication Date 2017-05-05 Series The MIT Press Short Title Frankenstein Language English UK Release Date 2017-05-05 AU Release Date 2017-05-05 NZ Release Date 2017-05-05 US Release Date 2017-05-05 Publisher MIT Press Ltd Alternative 9780262340274 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:113935560;

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