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The information : a history, a theory, a flood / James Gleick. by Gleick, James. New York : Pantheon Books, c2011. Subjects Information science -- History.   Information society. ISBN:  9780375423727 0375423729 Description:  526 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Edition:  1st ed. 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. Requests:  0 Summary:  From the invention of scripts and alphabets to the long misunderstood "talking drums" of Africa, James Gleick tells the story of information technologies that changed the very nature of human consciousness. He also provides portraits of the key figures contributing to the inexorable development of our modern understanding of information, including Charles Babbage, Ada Byron, Samuel Morse, Alan Turing, and Claude Shannon.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii Kai Public Library Adult Nonfiction 020.9 Gl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 020.9 Gl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 020.9 Gl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 020.9 Gl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 020.9 Gl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Wailuku Public Library Adult Nonfiction 020.9 Gl Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waimea Public Library (Kauai) Adult Nonfiction 020.9 Gl Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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