That is the title of this classic paper by Steven Lubar, which was published in 1992 in Volume 15 of The Journal of American Culture. What other arcane or obsolete physical objects are deserving of having their cultural histories told? (hat tip: chad wellmon, @cwellmon)
Relitigating Our Favorite Disputes
PhD, Jagiellonian University
Never Change
Practical Daily Devotions for the Real World
My review of hot sauces, my favorite peppers, and other stuff...
IN MEMORY EVERYTHING SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO MUSIC -Tennessee Williams
Inquiry and opinion
gehadsjourney.wordpress.com
Welcome to the online home of the IASS
A promise to change your outlook about the entire universe.😉
Viewing the world with a different vision!
Philosophy is all about being curious, asking basic questions. And it can be fun!
Books, papers, and other jurisprudential things
Ramblings of a retiree in France
Entertaining and informing... I think
Never Wanted Perfect Just Real
A journey into the labyrinth of my sceptical mind.
Philosophical thought from an amateur and armchair thinker. No expertise, just speculation.
Read to Re-Activate your Thoughts
BOOK REVIEWS
Obsession driven to infinity
BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH
Natalia's space
hoping we know we're living the dream
Lover of math. Bad at drawing.
Natalie. Writer. Photographer. Etc.
Blog about economic history & comparative development
We hike, bike, and discover Central Florida and beyond
A blog about economics, politics and the random interests of forty-something professors
Making it big in business after age 40
Reasoning about reasoning, mathematically.
I don't mean to sound critical, but I am; so that's how it comes across
Your muse for all things beautiful.
development.growth.macro
remember the good old days...
"Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences." - Sylvia Plath
Travel Well
Writing, Reading and Loving Like a Mother
Neuroscience and psychology news and views.
a personal view of the theory of computation
Logic at Columbia University
The beeper, fax machine,.. perhaps many other victims of creative destruction ?
The fax is a good one, especially considering that some government agencies still use them!
Talk about being stuck in the stone age. Private firms +1.