Speed and politics : an essay on dromology Speed and Politics (first published in France in 1977) is the matrix of Virilios entire work. It presents a topological account of the entire history of humanity honing in on the technological advances made possible through the militarization of society. Parallel to Heideggers vision of technology Virilio sees speed́ not class or wealth as the primary motor behind civilization. In this technical vitalism multiple projectiles inert fortresses and bunkers the metabolic bodies of soldiers transport vessels and now information and computer technology mutually prosthetize each other in a permanent assault on the world and through it on human nature.