How Long to Read When Old Technologies Were New

How Long Does it Take to Read When Old Technologies Were New?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 3 minutes to read When Old Technologies Were New by Carolyn Marvin

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In the history of electronic communication, the last quarter of the nineteenth century holds a special place, for it was during this period that the telephone, phonograph, electric light, wireless, and cinema were all invented. In When old Technologies Were New, Carolyn Marvin explores how two of these new inventions--the telephone and the electric light--were publicly envisioned at the end of the nineteenth century, as seen in specialized engineering journals and popular media. Marvin pays particular attention to the telephone, describing how it disrupted established social relations, unsettling customary ways of dividing the private person and family from the more public setting of the community. On the lighter side, she describes how people spoke louder when calling long distance, and how they worried about catching contagious diseases over the phone. A particularly powerful chapter deals with telephonic precursors of radio broadcasting--the "Telephone Herald" in New York and the "Telefon Hirmondo" of Hungary--and the conflict between the technological development of broadcasting and the attempt to impose a homogenous, ethnocentric variant of Anglo-Saxon culture on the public. While focusing on the way professionals in the electronics field tried to control the new media, Marvin also illuminates the broader social impact, presenting a wide-ranging, informative, and entertaining account of the early years of electronic media.

How long is When Old Technologies Were New?

When Old Technologies Were New by Carolyn Marvin is 296 pages long, and a total of 75,776 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read When Old Technologies Were New Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 54 minutes to read When Old Technologies Were New aloud.

What Reading Level is When Old Technologies Were New?

When Old Technologies Were New is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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