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The Information

A History, a Theory, a Flood

James Gleick

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English
Harper Collins
24 May 2012
Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012, the world's leading prize for popular science writing.

We live in the information age. But every era of history has had its own information revolution: the invention of writing, the composition of dictionaries, the creation of the charts that made navigation possible, the discovery of the electronic signal, the cracking of the genetic code.

In ‘The Information’ James Gleick tells the story of how human beings use, transmit and keep what they know. From African talking drums to Wikipedia, from Morse code to the ‘bit’, it is a fascinating account of the modern age’s defining idea and a brilliant exploration of how information has revolutionised our lives.

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Imprint:   Harper Collins
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 35mm
Weight:   370g
ISBN:   9780007225743
ISBN 10:   0007225741
Pages:   544
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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.

Reviews for The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

'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


  • Shortlisted for Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012.
  • Winner of Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012
  • Winner of Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012.

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