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The information, a history, a theory, a flood, James Gleick

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The information, a history, a theory, a flood, James Gleick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

musicillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The information

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

607975727

Responsibility statement

James Gleick

Sub title

a history, a theory, a flood

Table Of Contents

Drums that talk -- Persistence of the word -- Two wordbooks -- To throw the powers of thought into wheel-work -- A nervous system for the Earth -- New wires, new logic -- Information theory -- The informational turn -- Entropy and its demons -- Life's own code -- Into the meme pool -- The sense of randomness -- Information is physical -- After the flood -- New news every day

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