Marshall McLuhan (July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian philosopher and media theorist who is best known for his profound insights into communication and the impact of media on society.[1]
He predicted the World Wide Web about 30 years before it was invented.[2]
Quotes
"The medium is the message. This is merely to say that the personal and social consequences of any medium - that is, of any extension of ourselves - result from the new scale that is introduced into our affairs by each extension of ourselves, or by any new technology."
"We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us."
"Today each of us lives several hundred years in a decade."
"Why is it so easy to acquire the solutions of past problems and so difficult to solve current ones?"
"The trouble with a cheap, specialized education is that you never stop paying for it."
List of Marshall McLuhan quotes
- Marshall McLuhan quotes, Brainyquote.com
- Marshall McLuhan quote, Wikiquote.org
External links
- Marshall McLuhan, Britannica
- Marshall McLuhan biography, University of Amsterdam, Sociosite
- Marshall McLuhan, biography
- Marshall McLuhan Biography
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References
- ↑ Marshall McLuhan
- ↑ Levinson, Paul (1999). Digital McLuhan: A Guide to the Information Millennium. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-19251-4.