Barry, Robert, 1981-

Compact disc / Robert Barry. - 150 pages ; 17 cm. - Object lessons . - Object lessons .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Little Disc -- The Faithful Disc -- The Wounded Disc -- The Undead Disc.

"The compact disc promised to be the perfect medium for recorded sound, but it presaged the end of physical media for good. Its history shows that the materiality of media can never simply be wished away."--

9781501348518 (paperback) 1501348515 (paperback)

2019025886


Compact discs--History.
Discos compactos --Historia
Sound recordings--History.
Grabaciones sonoras --Historia
Sound--Recording and reproducing--History
Sonido --Grabación y reproducción

ML 1055 / B281c 2020

780.26/6