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The Information : A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick - First Edition
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- Communication Studies, Information Theory, Social Aspects, Social Aspects / General, Library & Information Science / General, Research, History, Information Technology
- ISBN
- 9780375423727
- Subject Area
- Computers, Technology & Engineering, Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Information : a History, a Theory, a Flood
- Item Length
- 9.7 in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.8 in
- Item Width
- 6.7 in
- Item Weight
- 35.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 544 Pages
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James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: a revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern era s defining quality the blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world. The story of information begins in a time profoundly unlike our own, when every thought and utterance vanishes as soon as it is born. From the invention of scripts and alphabets to the long-misunderstood talking drums of Africa, Gleick tells the story of information technologies that changed the very nature of human consciousness. He provides portraits of the key figures contributing to the inexorable development of our modern understanding of information: Charles Babbage, the idiosyncratic inventor of the first great mechanical computer; Ada Byron, the brilliant and doomed daughter of the poet, who became the first true programmer; pivotal figures like Samuel Morse and Alan Turing; and Claude Shannon, the creator of information theory itself. And then the information age arrives. Citizens of this world become experts willy-nilly: aficionados of bits and bytes. And we sometimes feel we are drowning, swept by a deluge of signs and signals, news and images, blogs and tweets. The Information is the story of how we got here and where we are heading. "
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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0375423729
ISBN-13
9780375423727
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Publication Name
Information : a History, a Theory, a Flood
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Communication Studies, Information Theory, Social Aspects, Social Aspects / General, Library & Information Science / General, Research, History, Information Technology
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Computers, Technology & Engineering, Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Item Weight
35.1 Oz
Weight
35.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2010-023221
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Z665.G547 2011
Publication Date
2011-03-01
Reviews
" Accessible and engrossing." -Library Journal âThe authorâs skills as an interpreter of science shine&for completist cybergeeks and infojunkies, the book delivers a solid summary of a dense, complex subject.â âKirkus, " Accessible and engrossing." -Library Journal "The author's skills as an interpreter of science shine&for completist cybergeeks and infojunkies, the book delivers a solid summary of a dense, complex subject." Kirkus, "Accessible and engrossing." -Library Journal 'The author's skills as an interpreter of science shine&for completist cybergeeks and infojunkies, the book delivers a solid summary of a dense, complex subject.' -Kirkus Praise for James Gleick's Chaos 'An awe-inspiring book. Reading it gave me the sensation that someone had just found the light switch.' -Douglas Adams 'Enthralling. Full of beautifully strange and strangely beautiful ideas.' -Douglas Hofstadter Genius 'The clearest statement I have seen of the true spirit of science.' -Freeman J. Dyson Isaac Newton 'A masterpiece.' -John Banville 'A brilliant and engaging study in the paradoxes of the scientific imagination.' -Richard Holmes, "Accessible and Engrossing." -Library Journal, '[A] tour de force&This is intellectual history of tremendous verve, insight, and significance. Unfailingly spirited, often poetic, Gleick recharges our astonishment over the complexity and resonance of the digital sphere and ponders our hunger for connectedness&Destined to be a science classic, best-seller Gleick's dynamic history of information will be one of the biggest nonfiction books of the year.' ' Booklist, starred review 'With his brilliant ability to synthesize mounds of details and to tell rich stories, Gleick leads us on a journey from one form of communication information to another&Gleick's exceptional history of culture concludes that information is indeed the blood, the fuel, and the vital principle on which our world runs.' ' Publishers Weekly, starred review "No author is better equipped for such a wide- ranging tour than Mr. Gleick. Some writers excel at crafting a historical narrative, others at elucidating esoteric theories, still others at humanizing scientists. Mr. Gleick is a master of all these skills." ' Wall Street Journal 'The gifted science writer James Gleick explains how we've progressed from seeing information as the expression of human thought and emotion to looking at it as a commodity that can be processed, like wheat or plutonium. It's a long, complicated, and important story, and in Gleick's hands it's also a mesmerizing one&As a celebration of human ingenuity, The Information is a deeply hopeful book.' 'Nicholas Carr, Daily Beast "Accessible and engrossing." -Library Journal 'The author's skills as an interpreter of science shine&for completist cybergeeks and infojunkies, the book delivers a solid summary of a dense, complex subject.' -Kirkus 'Extraordinary in its sweep&Gleick's story is beautifully told, extensively sourced, and continually surprising.' 'Brainiac, Boston Globe online 'Entertaining, funny and clever.' ' New Scientist 'A brilliant, panoramic view of how we save and communicate knowledge...and provides thrilling portraits of the geniuses behind the inventions. Provocative and illuminating.' ' People Praise for James Gleick's Chaos 'An awe-inspiring book. Reading it gave me the sensation that someone had just found the light switch.' -Douglas Adams 'Enthralling. Full of beautifully strange and strangely beautiful ideas.' -Douglas Hofstadter Genius 'The clearest statement I have seen of the true spirit of science.' -Freeman J. Dyson Isaac Newton 'A masterpiece.' -John Banville 'A brilliant and engaging study in the paradoxes of the scientific imagination.' -Richard Holmes, “[A] tour de force&This is intellectual history of tremendous verve, insight, and significance. Unfailingly spirited, often poetic, Gleick recharges our astonishment over the complexity and resonance of the digital sphere and ponders our hunger for connectedness&Destined to be a science classic, best-seller Gleick’s dynamic history of information will be one of the biggest nonfiction books of the year.â€� – Booklist , starred review “With his brilliant ability to synthesize mounds of details and to tell rich stories, Gleick leads us on a journey from one form of communication information to another&Gleick’s exceptional history of culture concludes that information is indeed the blood, the fuel, and the vital principle on which our world runs.â€� – Publishers Weekly, starred review "No author is better equipped for such a wide- ranging tour than Mr. Gleick. Some writers excel at crafting a historical narrative, others at elucidating esoteric theories, still others at humanizing scientists. Mr. Gleick is a master of all these skills." – Wall Street Journal “The gifted science writer James Gleick explains how we’ve progressed from seeing information as the expression of human thought and emotion to looking at it as a commodity that can be processed, like wheat or plutonium. It’s a long, complicated, and important story, and in Gleick’s hands it’s also a mesmerizing one&As a celebration of human ingenuity, The Information is a deeply hopeful book.â€� –Nicholas Carr, Daily Beast " Accessible and engrossing." -Library Journal “The author’s skills as an interpreter of science shine&for completist cybergeeks and infojunkies, the book delivers a solid summary of a dense, complex subject.â€� -Kirkus “Extraordinary in its sweep&Gleick’s story is beautifully told, extensively sourced, and continually surprising.â€� –Brainiac, Boston Globe online “Entertaining, funny and clever.â€� – New Scientist “A brilliant, panoramic view of how we save and communicate knowledge...and provides thrilling portraits of the geniuses behind the inventions. Provocative and illuminating.â€� – People Praise for James Gleick’s Chaos “An awe-inspiring book. Reading it gave me the sensation that someone had just found the light switch.â€� -Douglas Adams “Enthralling. Full of beautifully strange and strangely beautiful ideas.â€� -Douglas Hofstadter Genius “The clearest statement I have seen of the true spirit of science.â€� -Freeman J. Dyson Isaac Newton “A masterpiece.â€� -John Banville “A brilliant and engaging study in the paradoxes of the scientific imagination.â€� -Richard Holmes, â[A] tour de force&This is intellectual history of tremendous verve, insight, and significance. Unfailingly spirited, often poetic, Gleick recharges our astonishment over the complexity and resonance of the digital sphere and ponders our hunger for connectedness&Destined to be a science classic, best-seller Gleickâs dynamic history of information will be one of the biggest nonfiction books of the year.â â Booklist , starred review âWith his brilliant ability to synthesize mounds of details and to tell rich stories, Gleick leads us on a journey from one form of communication information to another&Gleickâs exceptional history of culture concludes that information is indeed the blood, the fuel, and the vital principle on which our world runs.â â Publishers Weekly, starred review "No author is better equipped for such a wide- ranging tour than Mr. Gleick. Some writers excel at crafting a historical narrative, others at elucidating esoteric theories, still others at humanizing scientists. Mr. Gleick is a master of all these skills." â Wall Street Journal âThe gifted science writer James Gleick explains how weâve progressed from seeing information as the expression of human thought and emotion to looking at it as a commodity that can be processed, like wheat or plutonium. Itâs a long, complicated, and important story, and in Gleickâs hands itâs also a mesmerizing one&As a celebration of human ingenuity, The Information is a deeply hopeful book.â âNicholas Carr, Daily Beast " Accessible and engrossing." -Library Journal âThe authorâs skills as an interpreter of science shine&for completist cybergeeks and infojunkies, the book delivers a solid summary of a dense, complex subject.â -Kirkus âExtraordinary in its sweep&Gleickâs story is beautifully told, extensively sourced, and continually surprising.â âBrainiac, Boston Globe online âEntertaining, funny and clever.â â New Scientist âA brilliant, panoramic view of how we save and communicate knowledge...and provides thrilling portraits of the geniuses behind the inventions. Provocative and illuminating.â â People Praise for James Gleickâs Chaos âAn awe-inspiring book. Reading it gave me the sensation that someone had just found the light switch.â -Douglas Adams âEnthralling. Full of beautifully strange and strangely beautiful ideas.â -Douglas Hofstadter Genius âThe clearest statement I have seen of the true spirit of science.â -Freeman J. Dyson Isaac Newton âA masterpiece.â -John Banville âA brilliant and engaging study in the paradoxes of the scientific imagination.â -Richard Holmes, âSo ambitious, illuminating and sexily theoretical that it will amount to aspirational reading for many of those who have the mettle to tackle it& The Information is to the nature, history and significance of data what the beach is to sand.â â New York Times â[A] tour de force&This is intellectual history of tremendous verve, insight, and significance. Unfailingly spirited, often poetic, Gleick recharges our astonishment over the complexity and resonance of the digital sphere and ponders our hunger for connectedness&Destined to be a science classic, best-seller Gleickâs dynamic history of information will be one of the biggest nonfiction books of the year.â â Booklist , starred review âWith his brilliant ability to synthesize mounds of details and to tell rich stories, Gleick leads us on a journey from one form of communication information to another&Gleickâs exceptional history of culture concludes that information is indeed the blood, the fuel, and the vital principle on which our world runs.â â Publishers Weekly, starred review "No author is better equipped for such a wide- ranging tour than Mr. Gleick. Some writers excel at crafting a historical narrative, others at elucidating esoteric theories, still others at humanizing scientists. Mr. Gleick is a master of all these skills." â Wall Street Journal âGleick presses rousing tales from the history of human communication into the service of one Very Big Idea&he does what only the best science writers can: take a subject of which most of us are only peripherally aware and put it at the center of the universe.â â Time âA wide-ranging, deeply researched and delightfully engaging historyâ â Los Angeles Times âThe gifted science writer James Gleick explains how weâve progressed from seeing information as the expression of human thought and emotion to looking at it as a commodity that can be processed, like wheat or plutonium. Itâs a long, complicated, and important story, and in Gleickâs hands itâs also a mesmerizing one&As a celebration of human ingenuity, The Information is a deeply hopeful book.â âNicholas Carr, Daily Beast " Accessible and engrossing." -Library Journal âThe authorâs skills as an interpreter of science shine&for completist cybergeeks and infojunkies, the book delivers a solid summary of a dense, complex subject.â -Kirkus âExtraordinary in its sweep&Gleickâs story is beautifully told, extensively sourced, and continually surprising.â âBrainiac, Boston Globe online âEntertaining, funny and clever.â â New Scientist âA brilliant, panoramic view of how we save and communicate knowledge...and provides thrilling portraits of the geniuses behind the inventions. Provocative and illuminating.â â People âA commanding chronicle of the information revolution&tantalizing.â âphilly.com âAn ambitious, sprawling work.â â Kirkus âTremendously enjoyable. Gleick has an eye and ear for the catchy detail and observation&offers a broad and fascinating foundation, impressive in its reach. A very good read, certainly recommended.â âThe Complete Review âA book about everything&Gleick sees the world as an endlessly unfolding opportunity in which âcreatures of the informationâ might just recognize themselves.â âShelfari Praise for James Gleickâs Chaos âAn awe-inspiring book. Reading it gave me the sensation that someone had just found the light switch.â -Douglas Adams âEnthralling. Full of beautifully strange and strangely beautiful ideas.â -Douglas Hofstadter Genius âThe clearest statement I have seen of the true spirit of science.â -Freeman J. Dyson Isaac Newton âA masterpiece.â -John Banville âA brilliant and engaging study in the paradoxes of the scientific imagination.â -Ri, "With his ability to synthesize mounds of details and to tell rich stories, Gleick ably leads us on a journey from one form of communicating information to another." Publishers Weekly, Top 100 Books of 2011 "So ambitious, illuminating and sexily theoretical that it will amount to aspirational reading for many of those who have the mettle to tackle it⊠The Information is to the nature, history and significance of data what the beach is to sand." New York Times "[A] tour de forceâŠThis is intellectual history of tremendous verve, insight, and significance. Unfailingly spirited, often poetic, Gleick recharges our astonishment over the complexity and resonance of the digital sphere and ponders our hunger for connectednessâŠDestined to be a science classic, best-seller Gleick's dynamic history of information will be one of the biggest nonfiction books of the year." Booklist , starred review "With his brilliant ability to synthesize mounds of details and to tell rich stories, Gleick leads us on a journey from one form of communication information to anotherâŠGleick's exceptional history of culture concludes that information is indeed the blood, the fuel, and the vital principle on which our world runs." Publishers Weekly, starred review "Rich and fascinating." Washington Post "No author is better equipped for such a wide- ranging tour than Mr. Gleick. Some writers excel at crafting a historical narrative, others at elucidating esoteric theories, still others at humanizing scientists. Mr. Gleick is a master of all these skills." Wall Street Journal "Gleick presses rousing tales from the history of human communication into the service of one Very Big IdeaâŠhe does what only the best science writers can: take a subject of which most of us are only peripherally aware and put it at the center of the universe." Time "A wide-ranging, deeply researched and delightfully engaging historyâŠ" Los Angeles Times "The gifted science writer James Gleick explains how we've progressed from seeing information as the expression of human thought and emotion to looking at it as a commodity that can be processed, like wheat or plutonium. It's a long, complicated, and important story, and in Gleick's hands it's also a mesmerizing oneâŠAs a celebration of human ingenuity, The Information is a deeply hopeful book." Nicholas Carr, Daily Beast "A grand narrative if ever there was oneâŠGleick provides lucid expositions for readers who are up to following the science and suggestive analogies for those who are just reading for the plot. And there are anecdotes that every reader can enjoyâŠA prodigious intellectual survey." New York Times Book Review "A highly ambitious and generally brilliant effort to tie together centuries of disparate scientific efforts to understand information as a meaningful conceptâŠBy the close of the book you cannot think of information as you might have before. It has become, quite palpably, something different than almost anything we encounter: resistant to decay and capable of perfect self-reproduction. It outlasts the organic beings who create it, and, by replication, the inorganic mediums used to store it. The Information -not unlike other science books that tackle big human quests for understanding-at times bears more than a passing resemblance to a spiritual text." Slate "When collected together in this coherent historical narrative, [his observations] do feel 'revelatory,' as his publisher claimsâŠGleick is wrestling with truly profound material, and so will the reader. This is not a book you will race through on a single plane trip. It is a slow, satisfying meal." Columbia Journalism Review " Accessible and engrossing." -Library Journal "The author's skills as an interpreter of science shineâŠfor completist cybergeeks and infojunkies, the book delivers a solid summary of a dense, complex subject., " Accessible and engrossing." -Library Journal "The author's skills as an interpreter of science shine&for completist cybergeeks and infojunkies, the book delivers a solid summary of a dense, complex subject." -Kirkus "[A] tour de force&This is intellectual history of tremendous verve, insight, and significance. Unfailingly spirited, often poetic, Gleick recharges our astonishment over the complexity and resonance of the digital sphere and ponders our hunger for connectedness&Destined to be a science classic, best-seller Gleick's dynamic history of information will be one of the biggest nonfiction books of the year." Booklist , starred review Praise for James Gleick's Chaos "An awe-inspiring book. Reading it gave me the sensation that someone had just found the light switch." -Douglas Adams "Enthralling. Full of beautifully strange and strangely beautiful ideas." -Douglas Hofstadter Genius "The clearest statement I have seen of the true spirit of science." -Freeman J. Dyson Isaac Newton "A masterpiece." -John Banville "A brilliant and engaging study in the paradoxes of the scientific imagination." -Richard Holmes, " Accessible and engrossing." -Library Journal "The author's skills as an interpreter of science shine&for completist cybergeeks and infojunkies, the book delivers a solid summary of a dense, complex subject." -Kirkus Praise for James Gleick's Chaos "An awe-inspiring book. Reading it gave me the sensation that someone had just found the light switch." -Douglas Adams "Enthralling. Full of beautifully strange and strangely beautiful ideas." -Douglas Hofstadter Genius "The clearest statement I have seen of the true spirit of science." -Freeman J. Dyson Isaac Newton "A masterpiece." -John Banville "A brilliant and engaging study in the paradoxes of the scientific imagination." -Richard Holmes
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2011
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Dewey Decimal
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Dewey Edition
22
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