James Gleick was born in New York in 1954. He worked for ten years as an editor and reporter for The New York Times. He is the bestselling author of Chaos, Genius, Faster, What Just Happened and a biography of Isaac Newton.
'Mind-stretching but enlightening ! the power and breadth of the ideas involved cannot but make you marvel' Daily Mail 'Magisterial!It is not merely a history of information, but also a theory and a prospectus. To describe it as ambitious is to engage in almost comical understatement' Matthew Syed, The Times 'Deeply impressive and rather beautiful book.' Philip Ball, Observer 'From African drums to the digital revolution, this is the fascinating story of how humans have transmitted knowledge!this book is broad and occasionally brilliant.' Sunday Times 'This is a work of rare penetration, a true history of ideas whose witty and determined treatment of its material brings clarity to a complex subject' Tim Martin, Daily Telegraph 'Gleick's previous books include works on Newton and chaos theory. The Information is Newton times chaos' Andy Martin, Independent