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Mar 20, 2011 james gleick argues that information is more than just the contents of our libraries and web servers. The story of information begins in a time profoundly unlike our own, when every. Mar 01, 2011 james gleick, the author of the best sellers chaos and genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly. Information, communication, and information theory. A history, a theory, a flood by james gleick in doc, fb2, txt download ebook. 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. Although accessible and enjoyable, from chapter to chapter the book sometimes feels loose and unstructured, as the author jumps too quickly from one subject to another. A chronicle from the information frontier by gleick, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A host of forces were converging to transmute the human understanding of time, some philosophical and some technological the electric.
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Making a new science, explained chaos theory in laymans terms by focusing on the stories of those scientists who were pioneers in the field and was a finalist for the national book award and the pulitzer prize. Gleick s book, a search engine and no distractions. Life and science of richard feynman, and the information. James gleick s story begins at the turn of the 20th century, with the young h.
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See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. James gleick s first chapter has the title drums that talk. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Acclaimed science writer james gleick presents an eyeopening vision of how our relationship to information has transformed the very nature of. I wondered what aspect of information gleick would be treating knowledge and its communication and storage, the rise of information in physics as a conceptual inverse to entropy and its engagement in black hole theory, or even the information age. Inscription reads for jonathan, best regards, james gleick the dust wrapper is a little creased at the top otherwise the book is as new. Gleick discusses african talking drums, information theory and its contributions to physics and biology, cryptography, alphabets and scripts, dictionaries, telegraphs, and more. A history, a theory, a flood ebook written by james gleick. Wells writing and rewriting the fantastic tale that became his first book, an international sensation. James gleick books list of books by author james gleick. A history, a theory, a flood seeks to place information in historical context. A history, a theory, a flood by gleick, james isbn. The story of information begins in a time profoundly unlike our own, when every thought and utterance vanishes.
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To accomplish that he opens the book by discussing the advent of drumming, signals, telegraph, telephone and the computer. Mar 06, 2012 i came to this volume with only a vague idea about information and information theory but having been very impressed by gleick s book on chaos chaos. His books have been translated into thirty languages. His books have been translated into 30 more about james gleick. In the information james gleick tells the story of how human beings use, transmit and keep what they know. In the emergence of claude shannon and alan turings first stirrings of modern information theory, the authors skills as an interpreter of science shine. This is an engaging work that explores our understanding of information and how it has changed over time.
But even as relativity and quantum mechanics undermined that rigid certainty in the first half of the twentieth century, the scientific community. Along the way, gleick profiles key innovators, including charles babbage, ada lovelace, samuel morse, and ceracin shannon, and reveals how our understanding of information is. From african talking drums to wikipedia, from morse code to the bit, it is a fascinating account of the modern ages defining idea and a brilliant exploration of how information has revolutionised our lives. Making a new science is the bestselling book by james gleick that first introduced the principles and early development of chaos theory to. James gleick, the author of chaos and genius, and one of the most acclaimed science writers of his generation, brings the reader into newtons reclusive life and provides startlingly clear explanations of the concepts that changed forever our perception of bodies, rest, and motionideas so basic to the twentyfirst century, it can truly be. For centuries, scientific thought was focused on bringing order to the natural world. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read genius. Mar 10, 2011 james gleick s first chapter has the title drums that talk. This book report was written by laurel brenner, spring 2015. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format.
James gleick has such a perspective, and signals it in the first word of the title of his new book, the information, using the definite article we usually reserve for totalities like the. The book is not written as a straightforward history, which might have been a temptation for someone charting the progress of. Bit by bit, the information reveals everything at the core of everything lies a binary onoff switch, says james gleick, the author of a new book called the information. European explorers had been aware for a long time that the irregular rhythms of african drums were carrying mysterious messages through the jungle. The main characters of this science, non fiction story are. From the bestselling author of the acclaimed chaos and genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era. Time travel is another of james gleicks superb, unclassifiable books rich in obscure and illuminating information, laced with lyricism, wit, and startling and convincing insights. A histor y, a theory, a flood paperback march 6 2012 by james gleick author 4. The life and science of richard feynman ebook written by james gleick.
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