Background
Winston, Brian Norman was born on November 7, 1941 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England. Son of Reuben and Anita (Salamons) Winston. came to the United States, 1979.
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The 1980s saw constant reports of an information revolution. This book, first published in 1986, challenges this view. It argues that the information revolution is an illusion, a rhetorical gambit, an expression of profound historical ignorance, and a movement dedicated to purveying misunderstanding and disseminating disinformation. In this historically based attack on the information revolution, Professor Winston takes a had look at the four central information technologies – telephones, television, computers and satellites. He describes how these technologies were created and diffused, showing that instead of revolution we just have ‘business as usual’. He formulates a ‘law’ of the suppression of radical potential – a law which states that new telecommunication technologies are introduced into society only insofar as their disruptive potential is contained. Despite the so-called information revolution, the major institutions of society remain unchanged, and most of us remain in total ignorance of the history of technology.
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media educator university dean
Winston, Brian Norman was born on November 7, 1941 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England. Son of Reuben and Anita (Salamons) Winston. came to the United States, 1979.
Bachelor in Laws, University of Oxford, 1963; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, 1971.
Researcher, producer, director, Granada television, Manchester, England, 1963-1966; producer, director, Granada television, Manchester, England, 1969-1972; producer, director, British Broadcasting Corporation television, London, 1966-1969; professor, Bradford (England) College Art, 1972-1973; head general studies, National Film School, Beaconsfield, England, 1973-1979; program director, Glasgow (Scotland) U., 1974-1976; professor, department head, New York University, New York City, 1979-1986; dean School Communications,, Pennsylvania State University, State College, since 1986. Board member 1st Amendment Coalition Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1987, Pennsylvania Humanities Council, Philadelphia, since 1989.
( The 1980s saw constant reports of an information revolu...)
Board member United Way Center County, Pennsylvania, since 1990. Member Writers Guild, English Speaker Union (vice president Center Pennsylvania branch since 1987).
Married Adele Muriel Jackson, September 5, 1978. Children: Jessica, Matthew.
