Twist: by Colum McCann - Spectrum Culture

Twist: by Colum McCann - Spectrum Culture

Modernity is infrastructure. Centuries ago, this meant Hanseatic kontor and Timurid caravanserai. Then came the shipyards of Belfast and London, the canals of Lancashire and the rails that spun out from Birmingham. By the eve of World War I, trains and steamships, supported by an array of coaling stations, switching yards and repair warehouses could be found just about everywhere. In our digital age, infrastructure is just as core to daily life …