| #2680263 in Books | 2014-11-05 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.90 x.60 x5.90l,.0 | File type: PDF | 272 pages|||
"An original historical analysis of the intersection of accidents and media, this book resonates with the present climate of terror and risk, bringing a significant historical dimension to our understanding of the contemporary moment. Forensic Media
In Forensic Media, Greg Siegel considers how photographic, electronic, and digital media have been used to record and reconstruct accidents, particularly high-speed crashes and catastrophes. Focusing in turn on the birth of the field of forensic engineering, Charles Babbage's invention of a "self-registering apparatus" for railroad trains, flight-data and cockpit voice recorders ("black boxes"), the science of automobile crash-testing, and various accident-re...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Forensic Media: Reconstructing Accidents in Accelerated Modernity (Sign, Storage, Transmission) | Greg Siegel. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
