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The spoken word was the first technology by which man was able to let go of his environment in order to grasp it in a new way.
Marshall McLuhan
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Marshall McLuhan
Age: 69 †
Born: 1911
Born: July 21
Died: 1980
Died: December 31
Literary Critic
Philosopher
Sociologist
University Teacher
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Edmonton
Alberta
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