{"product_id":"strange-frequencies-the-extraordinary-story-of-the-technological-quest-for-the-supernatural-paperback","title":"Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Bebergal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback. A journey through the attempts artists, scientists, and tinkerers have made to imagine and communicate with the otherworldly using various technologies, from cameras to radiowaves.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrange Frequencies\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on an extraordinary narrative and historical journey to discover how people have used technology in an effort to search for our own immortality. Bebergal builds his own ghostly gadgets to reach the other side, too, and follows the path of famous inventors, engineers, seekers, and seers who attempted to answer life's ultimate mysteries. He finds that not only are technological innovations potent metaphors keeping our spiritual explorations alive, but literal tools through which to experiment the boundaries of the physical world and our own psyches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter takes the reader alongside as he explores: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ethe legend of the golem and the strange history of automata;\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ea photographer who is trying to capture the physical manifestation of spirits; \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ea homemaker who has recorded voicemails from the dead;\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ea stage magician who combines magic and technology to alter his audience's consciousness;\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eand more.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Bebergal\u003c\/b\u003e writes widely on the speculative and slightly fringe. His essays and reviews have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Quietus\u003c\/i\u003e, and on NewYorker.com. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSeason of the Witch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToo Much to Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Faith Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of the pulp fantasy anthology \u003ci\u003eAppendix N.\u003c\/i\u003e Bebergal studied religion and culture at Harvard Divinity School, and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696981938239,"sku":"9780143111832","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f292722e2148949d5c073c3ed9041da0.webp?v=1765008030","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/strange-frequencies-the-extraordinary-story-of-the-technological-quest-for-the-supernatural-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}