Rise of the Machines Quotes

“Yet we choose to remember history very selectively, favoring foresight over failure.”
― Thomas Rid, Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History

“Technology on its own would have been too narrow, too geeky, too insular. But when combined with counterculture and paired with punk and added art, computers became cool.”
― Thomas Rid, Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History

“Myths don't contradict the facts; they complement the facts.”
― Thomas Rid, Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History