[News events today act as a] literal realization of the physics … — “The Hardware-Software Mergers: How Successful Have They Been?” Speech at the conference, Reappraisal of the Educational Technology Industry, University of Chicago, November 16-18, 1969. Transcript, p 10

A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

[News events today act as a] literal realization of the physics formula that a particle moved at the speed of light acquires infinite mass. Today the most trivial facts can envelop and involve the whole world.

“The Hardware-Software Mergers: How Successful Have They Been?” Speech at the conference, Reappraisal of the Educational Technology Industry, University of Chicago, November 16-18, 1969. Transcript, p 10

Quote #4092

Year: 1969

Chapters: Living Unity | McLuhanisms & Zingers | News

↪ Also at #3598, #4999