The Routledge companion to media technology and obsolescence /

"While so many books on technology look at new advances and digital technologies, The Routledge Companion to Media Technology and Obsolescence looks back at analog technologies that are disappearing, considering their demise and what it says about media history, pop culture, and the nature of n...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Wolf, Mark J. P. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Subjects:	Analog electronic systems > History. Mathematical instruments > History. Information retrieval > Equipment and supplies > History. Product obsolescence. Analog electronic systems. Mathematical instruments. History.

Table of Contents:

Paper slips : the long reign of the index card and card catalog / Peter Krapp
From hero to zero : The rise and fall of the slide rule as the calculating tool of choice / Peter M. Hopp
The history of punched cards : Using paper to store information / Robert S. Wahl.