Looking back at the 20th century, the history of the automobile seems to be primarily associated with the internal combustion engine. At the same time, however, it is a history of the batteries used in the car. Two batteries must be distinguished: The battery as a source to power the car and the car battery …
Today, I received this beautiful book titled “Automatizované řízení vozidel a autonomní doprava: Technické a humanitní perspektivy” (Automated driving and autonomous transport: technical and humanities perspectives). The cover is designed in neon green, framing an iconic image of automated driving from the 1960s. The background of the drawing is highlighted in neon orange. The cover …
Just coming back from a very inspiring conference about the culture and technology of batteries (Reichweitenangst – Batterien und Akkus als Medien des Digitalen Zeitalters), organized by Prof. Jan Müggenburg (Media studies) at Leuphana University in Germany. Media theorists, historians of technology, and cultural scientists presented their different approaches to this fascinating topic. My own …
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I am very happy to announce the publication of a book about the relation between technology and the imaginary, edited by Marina Maestrutti and me : Fabian Kröger et Marina Maestrutti (dir.), Les Imaginaires et les techniques, Paris, Presses des Mines, Collection Sciences de la conception, 2018 (forthcoming). For further information, see: https://techniqueimaginaire.wordpress.com/2018/09/11/publication-a-paraitre-en-novembre-2018/
(Kröger, Fabian, Automobile DNS, Zur Mythologie des Automobils in der Kontrollgesellschaft, in: Treusch-Dieter, Gerburg, Düker, Ronald, Gehrke, Claudia (Hg)., Konkursbuch Auto, Tübingen 2004, S. 161-170). Translation: G. M. Goshgarian The domestication and subjection of the auto and the self The tremendous success of the “index fossil” known as the automobile finds its explanation in the …
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