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The Future of Seeing: How Imaging Is Changing Our World

The Future of Seeing: How Imaging Is Changing Our World

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceTechnology & EngineeringAnatomy & Physiology

ISBN10: 0231209924
ISBN13: 9780231209922
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: Oct 14 2025
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.25
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.40
Language: English

Over the centuries, we have learned to peer into what was once invisible. Imaging devices like cameras, telescopes, microscopes, and MRI machines map the world around, beyond, and within us in ways the naked eye could never see. In so doing, these technologies have transformed our understanding of our place in the universe and our conception of our own bodies--and we may be on the cusp of an even greater revolution.

Daniel K. Sodickson--a physicist and biomedical imaging innovator--explores the rich history and surprising future of vision, from the evolution of eyes to emerging high-tech devices. Beginning in the early oceans, when organisms first developed sight, The Future of Seeing tells the stories of the many remarkable tools people have invented to extend our natural vision. Ranging from the tales of brilliant inventors to profiles of everyday people, this book shows how imaging has transformed the practice of medicine, reshaped the global economy, and complicated the notion of privacy. In the era of artificial intelligence, Sodickson argues, it will be reinvented even further, emulating not only our senses but also our brains. Inviting and eye-opening, The Future of Seeing is a revelatory look at what imaging teaches us about the way we see the world, each other, and ourselves.

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