01430 a2200313 4500 1315442671 20250317111633.0 250312042018GB eng 9781315442679 Taylor & Francis GBP 42.99 BB 01 eng JBCT thema PDX thema JBCC thema NH thema JFD bic PDX bic JFC bic HB bic SOC052000 bisac 609 bisac Mark Wolf Routledge Companion to Media Technology and Obsolescence 1 Oxford Routledge 20181121 420 p 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 nostalgia. From card catalogs and typewriters to stock tickers and cathode ray tubes, contributors examine the legacy of analog technologies, including those, like vinyl records, that may be experiencing a resurgency. Each essay includes a brief history of the technology leading up to its peak, an analysis of the reasons for its decline, and a discussion of its influence on newer technologies. 6932 6932