Neil Postman

Postman is an American author, cultural critic, theorist and educator. Born in New York City, he played baseball through college before becoming interested in an academic career. He received a Master’s Degree from Columbia University’s teacher’s college, and went on to be affiliated with New York University for about 40 years. He was a prolific writer, and served as a department chair and professor at NYU until his death from lung cancer in 2003. He is best known for his works Amusing Ourselves to Death, Technopoly, and The End of Education.