As Thoreau implied, telegraphy made relevance irrelevant. - Neil Postman

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As Thoreau implied, telegraphy made relevance irrelevant.

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About Neil Postman

Neil Postman (8 March 1931 - 5 October 2003) was an American author, educator, media theorist and cultural critic, who eschewed technology, including personal computers in school and cruise control in cars, and is best known for twenty books regarding technology and education and his association with New York University for more than forty years.

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