Kittler, Friedrich A.

Gramophone, film, typewriter. - Stanford, Calif. : Cambridge : Stanford University Press ; Cambridge University Press [distributor], 1999. - 337p.

At the end of the 19th century, the arrival of media technology shattered the enormous power of the printed word. This new method of communication and the effects it had are analysed in this text.

Specialized.


Translated from the German.

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Technological innovations--History--19th century.
Technological innovations--Social aspects.

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