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Marconi's Wireless and the Rhetoric of a New Technology
Aaron A. Toscano
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Description for Marconi's Wireless and the Rhetoric of a New Technology
Paperback. By examining a selection of the discourse surrounding Marconi's invention of the wireless, which excited early 20th century audiences even before becoming a viable technology, this book establishes a broader definition for contemporary technical communication. Series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology. Num Pages: 165 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HP; TJKW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.
This book examines the discourse surrounding the wireless, created by the Anglo-Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. The wireless excited early twentieth-century audiences before it even became a viable black box technology. The wireless adhered to modernist values—speed, efficiency, militarization, and progress. Language surrounding the wireless is a form of technical communication, overlooked by today’s practitioners. This book establishes a broader definition for technical communication by examining a selection of the discourse surrounding Marconi's wireless. The book’s main themes are the following: 1) technical communication is all discourse surrounding technology, 2) the field of technical communication (or technical writing) should incorporate analyses ... Read more
This book examines the discourse surrounding the wireless, created by the Anglo-Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. The wireless excited early twentieth-century audiences before it even became a viable black box technology. The wireless adhered to modernist values—speed, efficiency, militarization, and progress. Language surrounding the wireless is a form of technical communication, overlooked by today’s practitioners. This book establishes a broader definition for technical communication by examining a selection of the discourse surrounding Marconi's wireless. The book’s main themes are the following: 1) technical communication is all discourse surrounding technology, 2) the field of technical communication (or technical writing) should incorporate analyses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Sociology
Number of Pages
145
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400739765
SKU
V9789400739765
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