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In the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution was one of several revolutions that overturned society. Mechanical creatures intruded into farms and homes, but still this invasion had no name. Finally, in 1802, Johann Beckmann, an economics professor at Gottingen University gave this ascending force its name [technology] . . . He hoped his outline [a textbook titled Guide to Technology] would become the first course in the subject. It did that and more. It also gave a name to what we do. Once named, we could now see it. Having seen it, we wondered how anyone could not have seen it.
Source: Kevin Kelly, What Technology Wants
Posted: 2025 Oct 18Or check out this TEDxSF by Kelly.
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Tag Archives: Signs
Lowell, Arizona
A glimpse of a populated ghost town. Continue reading
Billboards, Boots, and Beans
Exploring Dixie culture through its billboards. Continue reading
In Perpetuity
Signs on heritage buildings in Victoria provoke some thoughts on permanence and transience. Continue reading
Sign & Bridge, Scotland
A society’s understanding of the proper role of government can show in its signs. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff
Tagged Bridges, Signs
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Traffic Signs, Edinburgh and Inuvik
Two traffic signs, perfectly commonplace in context, yet entirely distinctive at the same time. Continue reading