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cyborg(CYBernetic ORGanism) A being that is part human and part machine. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan Kline in an article they wrote about how humans can survive in space. For centuries, various cultures have fantasized about half human-half artificial beings; however, in the 20th century this concept materialized in the form of artificial limbs, pacemakers and other bionic devices. See glogging, Borg, cybernetics and bionic. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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3) The ``Smallville'' lineup: Kyle Gallner as Bart Allen (Impulse), left; Justin Hartley as Oliver Queen (Green Arrow), Tom Welling as Clark Kent, Alan Ritchson as Arthur Curry (Aquaman) and Lee Thompson Young as Cyborg. This 325-page sci-fi adventure novel is the story of a small band of men and women on Genser's World, an earth-like planet of Alpha Centauri who encounter the degenerate descendants of another space-traveling species along with intelligent 'catbird' symbiots, two ancient cyborg intelligences, and a malevolent AI computer that will have to be destroyed before it can evolve into a form that will destroy everything our group of colonists have worked so hard to create. Describing himself as a cyborg, Chorost relates the profound alteration of his life after a cochlear implant restored his hearing. |
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