The stepping-up of speed from the mechanical to the instant elec… — Understanding Media, 1964, MIT/Routledge edition, p 57 | The MMM

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The stepping-up of speed from the mechanical to the instant electric form reverses explosion into implosion.

Understanding Media, 1964, MIT/Routledge edition, p 57

Quote #1959

Year: 1964

Chapters: Electric, Electronic | Chiasmus, Flips, Reversals

↪ Also at #1086

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