The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
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The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood is a nonfiction book by James Gleick that explores the development of information theory and its profound impact on science, technology, and culture.
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| The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | James Gleick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Book Award for Nonfiction longlist
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Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books shortlist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
history of science
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science writing ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-375-42372-7 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of information as a physical quantity
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biographical account of Claude Shannon ⓘ discussion of digital revolution ⓘ discussion of information and meaning ⓘ historical narrative of communication ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readers interested in science and technology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Claude Shannon
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coding and compression ⓘ communication networks ⓘ computers ⓘ data deluge ⓘ entropy in information theory ⓘ genetic information ⓘ information age ⓘ information overload ⓘ internet ⓘ search engines ⓘ telegraphy ⓘ writing systems ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing information theory
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surveying the history of information and communication ⓘ |
| pageCount | about 544 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Fourth Estate
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Pantheon Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | global ⓘ |
| subject |
communication technology
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computing ⓘ digital technology ⓘ history of communication ⓘ history of mathematics ⓘ history of science ⓘ information theory ⓘ philosophy of information ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | from early writing systems to the digital age ⓘ |
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