Introduction / Adam Hammond -- Orality and writing / I. J. MacRae -- Manuscript / Bonnie Mak -- The hand press, 1450-1800 / Paula McDowell -- The mechanical press, 1800-1900 / Simon Reader -- The typewriter / Darren Wershler -- Literature in the electric age / Lise Jaillant -- Digital text / Maxwell Foxman -- Prostheses / Alice Hall -- Clocks / Scott Lightsey -- Compasses / Chris Barrett -- Telescopes / Peter C. Herman -- Steam engines / Nicola Kirkby -- Wires / Aaron Worth -- Cameras / Beci Carver -- Phonographs / Jason Camlot -- Waves and rays / Jennifer A. Janecheck -- The bomb / Ann Larabee -- Networks / David Ciccoricco -- Distant reading / Natalie M. Houston -- Visualization / Daniel Carter -- Digital editions / Susan Brown.
Summary:
"Whereas previous books have explored how literature depicts or discusses scientific concepts, this book argues that literature is a technology. It shows how literature has been shaped by technological revolutions, and reveals the essential work that literature has done in helping to uncover the consequences of new technologies"-- Provided by publisher.
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