Palmer, Stephen MatthewPalmer, Stephen Matthew2011-09-112011-09-112011http://hdl.handle.net/10179/2662This study asks the question, “What is a cellphone?” Marshall McLuhan et al. jointly devised the tetrad as a method for revealing the hidden characteristics of any human medium or artefact. This study views a cellphone through the tetrad’s distinctive four-dimensional non-dialectical approach. In the process, many intriguing, surprising and even contradictory aspects come to light.The AuthorMedia theoryWireless communication systemsWhat is a cellphone? A tetradic odyssey : a study in media ecology : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Media Studies at Massey University, Manawatu, New ZealandThesisQ112887469https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112887469