The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by Gleick, James

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

From the bestselling author of the acclaimed Chaos and Genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of...
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The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by Gleick, James

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

€26,92

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

€26,92
Author: James Gleick
Format: Paperback
Language: English

From the bestselling author of the acclaimed Chaos and Genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era: Information, communication, and information theory.

Acclaimed science writer James Gleick presents an eye-opening vision of how our relationship to information has transformed the very nature of human consciousness. A fascinating intellectual journey through the history of communication and information, from the language of Africa's talking drums to the invention of written alphabets; from the electronic transmission of code to the origins of information theory, into the new information age and the current deluge of news, tweets, images, and blogs. Along the way, Gleick profiles key innovators, including Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, Samuel Morse, and Claude Shannon, and reveals how our understanding of information is transforming not only how we look at the world, but how we live.

A New York Times Notable Book
A Los Angeles Times and Cleveland Plain Dealer Best Book of the Year
Winner of the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award


Author: James Gleick
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/06/2012
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781400096237


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 04/15/2012 pg. 32

About the Author

JAMES GLEICK is our leading chronicler of science and technology, and the author of Chaos and Genius, both nominated for the National Book Award, and Isaac Newton, which was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize. His books have been translated into thirty languages.

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