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Media in Transition, Fall 2004
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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: MIT OpenCourseWare
Grade Level:
Post-secondary
Abstract: Centers on historical eras in which the form and function of media technologies were radically transformed. Includes consideration of the "Gutenberg Revolution," the rise of modern mass media, and the "digital revolution," among other case studies of media transformation and cultural change. Readings ... More »
Three Special Events in the History of Technology for Creating, Organizing, and Sharing Information
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Subject: Science and Technology, Humanities
Collection: Connexions
Grade Level:
Post-secondary
Abstract: The development of technologies for encoding, storing, communicating, and exploiting information is a major feature in the history of the human species. Although this development has generally progressed smoothly over time, we feel it is valuable to identify three significant points of rapid change or ... More »