Technogenarians investigates the older person’s experiences of health, illness, science, and technology. It presents a greater theoretical and empirical understanding of the biomedical aspects of aging bodies, minds, and emotions, and the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions. • A unique scholarly investigation into elders as technology users • Emphasizes the need to put aging, science, and technology in the center of analyses of health and illness • Explores the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions • Offers a critical study of the transformation of aging bodies, minds, and emotions into medical problems in need of medical solutions • Combines two scholarly areas-Science and Technology Studies and the Sociology of Aging, Health, and Illness-to produce innovative scholarship.
