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History of Information and Media

by bx376 on 5/7/24, 3:17 PM with 5 comments

• by ohmyiv on 5/9/24, 9:15 PM

  Here's a link to the about page for a history/explanation for the site:

  https://www.historyofinformation.com/story.php?t=About

  I originally thought this was only going to be a history of the use/development of information and media, but it seems the timeline on the page is basically a history of humans in general. I guess it is a great history of information and media, just not what I was expecting. There are some cool articles linked in some of entries.

  The author also has a website for medicine and biology history and has written books on internet/cyberspace history.

• by eddaross on 5/10/24, 7:00 AM

  I've recently read The Gutenberg Galaxy by McLuhan and I can recommend it for everyone interested in the topic. He analyses how the invention of printing press influenced society, culture, and human consciousness. I liked his idea that the shift from oral to written communication has fundamentally changed the human consciousness.

• by tb303 on 5/9/24, 9:34 PM

  James Gleick's "The information" is also a great read on the history of information and society.