title: The metaphoric circuit: organic and technological communication in the nineteenth century.
authors.affiliation: Max-planck Institüt für Wissenschaftsgeschichte; Hofstra University.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Otis
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D019365:Metaphor; D009420:Nervous System; D013672:Technology / Q000266:history*; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000266:history*