Brian Winston’s Media Technology and Society: A History: From the Telegraph to the Internet is precisely what the title implies: a history of media technologies and their places in the social sphere. The book is divided into four parts by type of technology: point-to-point, broadcast, computing, and networking. Each chapter, complete with endnotes, highlights the history of a specific technology discussed in detail. The writing is dense, dry, technical Queen’s English, aided by an evolving diagram that helps illustrate how technology fulfills needs in society.
An interesting and informative read for technophiles and media scholars, Media Technology and Society is a valuable resource for anyone wanting to know the history of communications technologies.
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