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The information : a history, a theory, a flood / James Gleick.

By: Gleick, James.
Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, c2011Edition: 1st ed.Description: 526 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780375423727 (hbk.).Subject(s): Information science -- History | Information societyDDC classification: 020.9
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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-503) and index.

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.