Fredirich Kittler (1943-2011)

Friedrich Kittler died today in Berlin. Professor Kittler was born in 1943 in Rochlitz, Saxony Germany. He was a literary scientist and a media theorist, and his research focused on media, history, communications, technology, and the military. He has been called the Derrida of the digital age. Read full profile here. There is also an interesting article about Professor Kittler on Machinology.