Name: When Old Technologies Were New By Carolyn Marvin (Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania)
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When Old Technologies Were New Summary

When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking About Electric Communication in the Late Nineteenth Century by Carolyn Marvin (Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania)

This book describes how two newly invented communications technologies - the telephone and the electric light - were publicly envisioned, in specialized engineering trade journals as well as in more popular media, at the end of the nineteenth century. Much of the focus is on the telephone, particularly how it disrupted established social relations (people did not know how to to respond to its use or impact) and how society tried to bring it under a carefully prescribed pattern of proper usage. While the emphasis is on the way professionals in the electronics field tried to control the new media, their broader social impact is also discussed.

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'A wide-ranging, informative, and entertaining account of the early years of electric and electronic development, this book rethinks the traditional artifactual and institutional approaches to media history.' Electrical Review
'full of aptly chosen anecdotes and quotations from contemporary newspapers and magazines, some of which are very amusing' Antony Anderson, New Scientist
'This is an important book, not only for media historians but also for electrical engineers who are interested in learning about how the public reacted to the introduction of electrical inventions and how these affected social habits and customs.' R.W. Burns, Life Review
'splendid history of the late nineteenth century's version of the information technology revolution ... Marvin has told a fascinating story and drawn on a wealth of contemporary material.' Roger Silverstone, Times Higher Education Supplement
'This most informative book helps the modern reader to comprehend the speed at which electricity-dependent technologies have altered human perceptions of humankind and the world.' Choice
'engaging book ... Professor Marvin's research is firmly based on the technical literature of the time, and fluently expressed ... many intriguing questions are implicit in her presentation.' American Studies International
'not only is the book a good read, but also it is a valuable source book for writers, historians and researchers pursuing the history of, or writing on, the subject of mass communications ... The anecdotes are often highly amusing, but mostly are entertaining or informative ... an important book' Electronics and Communications Engineering

About Carolyn Marvin (Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania)

Carolyn Marvin is Associate Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.

Introduction 1. Inventing the Expert: Technological Literacy as Social Currency 2. Communitiy and Class Order, Progress Close to Home 3. Locating the Body in Electrical Space and Time, Competing Authorities 4. Dazzling the Multitude, Original Media Spectacles 5. Annihilating Space, Times, and Difference, Experiments in Cultural Homogenization Epilogue Notes Index

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GOR005155710

ISBN 13

9780195063417

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0195063414

Title

When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking About Electric Communication in the Late Nineteenth Century by Carolyn Marvin (Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania)

Author

Carolyn Marvin (Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania)

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Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Oxford University Press Inc

Year published

1990-10-25

Number of pages

278

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When Old Technologies Were New Carolyn Marvin (Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania)

When Old Technologies Were New by Carolyn Marvin (Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania)

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When Old Technologies Were New Summary

When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking About Electric Communication in the Late Nineteenth Century by Carolyn Marvin (Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania)

When Old Technologies Were New Reviews

About Carolyn Marvin (Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, Assistant Professor of Communications, Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania)

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