The 1980s was the decade of technological revolution. Numerous new media technologies such as Walkman (1980), CD player (1982), Microsoft (1983), DNA fingerprint technology (1984), laptop (1986) and many more, emerged. All these inventions became more intimate to...
The wonderful world of books
Books. Piles of papers tied together nicely that keep us company in everyday life. Novels and novellas, short stories and fairytales are a great part of our culture and almost never absent from our homes. But why are books so irresistible? Why do we keep on wanting to...
The Bane of the Book
Since the time books were introduced in the western world by Gutenberg in 1455 they were challenged for their content. The first-ever printed book was The Bible and while we cannot account for the publisher’s taste, it was censored for its "religious viewpoint". We’re...
How William Gibson Shaped our Vision of Technology
The 1980s was the decade of technological revolution. Numerous new media technologies such as Walkman (1980), CD player (1982), Microsoft (1983), DNA fingerprint technology (1984), laptop (1986) and many more, emerged. All these inventions became more intimate to...
The wonderful world of books
Books. Piles of papers tied together nicely that keep us company in everyday life. Novels and novellas, short stories and fairytales are a great part of our culture and almost never absent from our homes. But why are books so irresistible? Why do we keep on wanting to...
The Bane of the Book
Since the time books were introduced in the western world by Gutenberg in 1455 they were challenged for their content. The first-ever printed book was The Bible and while we cannot account for the publisher’s taste, it was censored for its "religious viewpoint". We’re...