FAMST 101D Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Adaptive Reuse
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Using specific examples from her essay, explain why wireless radio seemed so promising by comparison to the telegraph and telephone. Removing the limits of time and space no more "continental divide" Allowed for more privacy and less middlemen than telephone/telegraph, which both required operators. Taking out operators also meant making communication cheaper. "novelty of contacting strangers" (49) was thrilling enforcement of fraternity. They were also able to figure out how to construct their own home radio sets (44) They felt like they were playing a role in shaping the future (45) "it is in the popular culture that the spirit and the zeal of amateur radio are revealed" (44) They were drawn to the exclusivity of the medium (like youth are today when old people can"t figure out their new technologies) Able to easily learn the new technological language, making them eager to adapt.
