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 …
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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(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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