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|title=The Machines of Sex Research: Technology and the Politics of Identity, 1945-1985

|sort=Machines of Sex Research: Technology and the Politics of Identity, 1945-1985, The

|publisher=Springer

|date=July 2013

|summary=Not exactly arousing, but a stimulating nonetheless look at a small subsection of science history, very relevant to the specialist.

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I'll start bluntly – this is a very academic, specialised tome, and is not really for the curious reader to flick through. Given that, you probably can work out exactly what this book is like, and therefore move on from this review, but should you stay with me you'll find that if you didn't know much about sex research equipment then the subject might actually manage to fire a curious synapse and leave you with some interest. It is, after all, not a topic to be ignored easily – as I read and write about this book in September 2013 I'm weeks away from Channel 4 making one of the featured scientists a historical figure in a drama, which is only part of a season that controversially includes something like the science of fifty years ago – namely filming copulating couples. Conversely, if you did know something on the topic, this book will be on your shelves quite imminently.