Faxed: The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine

by Jonathan Coopersmith and Coopersmith Jonathan

Book Overview

Faxed is the first history of the facsimile machine--the most famous recent example of a tool made obsolete by relentless technological innovation. Jonathan Coopersmith recounts the multigenerational, multinational history of the device from its origins to its workplace glory days, in the process revealing how it helped create the accelerated communications, information flow, and vibrant visual culture that characterize our contemporary world.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421421232
• ISBN13: 9781421421230
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"