by James Gleick | March 6, 2012 | Engineering & Transportation
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,...
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.
ISBN #
1400096235
Page count
544 pages
Publication Date
March 6, 2012
Publisher
Vintage
Category
Non-Fiction
Genre
Amazon Star Rating
4.4
Amazon Ratings Count
646 ratings
Amazon Last Rating Data Date
August 19, 2021
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