Herbert Marshall McLuhan was born on July 21, 1911. The proud parents sent out announcements heralding the birth with the saying, “Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.” As a youngster, McLuhan was always quiet and retiring to the point of being antisocial. He had a great love of animals.
Marshall McLuhan is best known for his theories on the impact of media apart from the specific content/messages they convey. McLuhan linked major historical shifts, social trends, and changes in psychological and sensory orientations to the influence of changes in communication media and other technologies. McLuhan ridiculed typical concerns about message imitation and persuasion in