Shfoferet
by Omer Gafny
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in 💾 History
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Shfoferet
About the Substack
Shfoferet — the Hebrew word for tube. Once central to the most transformative technologies of the 20th century: vacuum tube amplifiers, radios, and cathode ray televisions. Today used mainly for toothpaste and hand cream.
How the mighty have fallen.
About Omer Gafny
Systems Analyst, IT consultant, and writer exploring how technology reshapes power, economics, and society through history.
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