| LC control no. | n 50019827 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Postman, Neil |
| Other standard no. | 0000000121280521 36923287 Q436131 |
| Birth date | 1931-03-08 |
| Death date | 2003-10-05 |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Flushing (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Mass media and technology Technology--Social aspects Technology and civilization--Forecasting |
| Affiliation | New York University |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers |
| Found in | His Television and the teaching of English, 1961. Die Verstellte Welt, 1988: p. 276 (Neil Postman; b. 1931; Prof. for Media Ecology, New York University) Information from 678 field, converted March 31, 2015 (Dr.) New York times website, 22 January 2018 (in an obituary dated Oct. 9, 2003: Neil Postman; died Sunday [Oct. 5, 2003], in Flushing, Queens, aged 72; a prolific and influential social critic and educator best known for his warning that an era of mass communications is stunting the minds of children -- as well as adults) <http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/09/nyregion/neil-postman-72-mass-media-critic-dies.html> Encyclopaedia Brittanica online, 22 January 2018 (Neil Postman, (born March 8, 1931, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. -- died October 5, 2003, Queens, New York); American educator, media theorist, and social critic who made contributions to the discipline of media studies, the critical analysis of technology, and the philosophy of education; best known for his social critique of mass communication, especially television, with respect to its effects on the developing minds of children) <https://www.britannica.com/biography/Neil-Postman> |
| National bib agency no. | 1007F1789E |
| Associated language | eng |
| Quality code | nlc |
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