«David Gugerli’s brief volume on the ‹disappearance of technology› is the result of thirteen columns that he published in the monthly magazine Merkur in 2022–23. Merkur is not an academic journal, but it is aimed at an educated audience that wants to learn about different aspects of culture. The columns did not follow any system or chronology; in this volume they are supplemented by notes and images, as well as a short introduction and an essay on the images. […] Readers interested in the history of technology will therefore be able to find some food for thought»