TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hassan, Robert
TI  - Analog
SN  - 9780262544498
U1  - 601 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - MIT Press
KW  - Technology-Psychological Aspects
KW  - Analog Electrical Systems-History
KW  - Analog Computers-Psychological Aspects
KW  - Digital Electronics-Social Aspects
N1  - 1. Introduction 2. Being analog 3. Retro analog (the zombie in the digital machine) 4. Ancient analog : writing, computer, clock 5. Mechanical analog : conquest by the machine 6. Electronic analog 7. Analog to digital
N2  - The author explores deep connection to analog technology, arguing that nostalgia for the "realness" of analog is a result of the loss of something from technological past. The author discusses major developments in analog technology, such as the silent film The Artist, non-e-book books, mechanical clocks, and the programmable loom. The author warns that the transition to digital has downgraded human participation in the human-technology relationship, leading to a nostalgia for the ancient aspects of who we are
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