A hidden history of the twentieth century's brilliant
innovations-as seen through art and images of electronics that fed
the dreams of millions. A rich historical account of electronic
technology in the twentieth century, Inside the Machine journeys
from the very origins of electronics, vacuum tubes, through the
invention of cathode-ray tubes and transistors to the bold frontier
of digital computing in the 1960s. But, as cultural historian Megan
Prelinger explores here, the history of electronics in the
twentieth century is not only a history of scientific discoveries
carried out in laboratories across America. It is also a story
shaped by a generation of artists, designers, and creative thinkers
who gave imaginative form to the most elusive matter of all:
electrons and their revolutionary powers. As inventors learned to
channel the flow of electrons, starting revolutions in automation,
bionics, and cybernetics, generations of commercial artists moved
through the traditions of Futurism, Bauhaus, modernism, and
conceptual art, finding ways to link art and technology as never
before. A visual tour of this dynamic era, Inside the Machine
traces advances and practical revolutions in automation, bionics,
computer language, and even cybernetics. Nestled alongside are
surprising glimpses into the inner workings of corporations that
shaped the modern world: AT&T, General Electric, Lockheed
Martin. While electronics may have indelibly changed our age,
Inside the Machine reveals a little-known explosion of creativity
in the history of electronics and the minds behind it.
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