Three of these books have been pulitzer prize and national book award finalists, and they have been translated into more than twenty languages. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. James gleick, the author of the bestsellers chaos and genius, brings us his crowning work. A history, a theory, a flood, which won the royal societys winton prize for science and pens hesselltiltman history prize in 2012, among several others.
Too much information information overload is the subject of the last third of gleicks book, where he quietly drops shannons concept of. A history, a theory, a flood seeks to place information in historical context. Nov 22, 2012 james gleick science writer, threetime pulitzer prize finalist and author of the information. Time travel is another of james gleick s superb, unclassifiable books rich in obscure and illuminating information, laced with lyricism, wit, and startling and convincing insights. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. As a celebration of human ingenuity, the information is a deeply hopeful book. James gleick is our leading chronicler of science and technology, and the author of chaos and genius, both nominated for the national book award, and isaac. James gleick books list of books by author james gleick. Author and journalist james gleick tells the story of information technologies that, he claims, changed the very nature of human consciousness. Mar 01, 2011 james gleicks bestselling book, chaos. The main characters of this science, non fiction story are. In the information james gleick tells the story of how human beings use, transmit and keep what they know. Making a new science, explained chaos theory in laymans terms by focusing on the stories of those scientists who were pioneers in the field and was a finalist for the national book award and the pulitzer prize. James gleick is an american author, historian of science, and sometime internet pioneer whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology.
James gleick is our leading chronicler of science and technology, and the author of chaos and genius, both nominated for the national book award, and isaac newton, which was shortlisted for the pulitzer prize. A history, a theory, a flood, james gleick does not pretend to answer these questions fully. James gleick has such a perspective, and signals it in the first word of the title of his new book, the information, using the definite article we usually reserve for totalities like the. James gleick 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. Acclaimed science writer james gleick presents an eyeopening vision of how our relationship to information has transformed the very nature of human consciousness. Winner of the royal society winton prize for science books 2012, the worlds leading prize for popular science writing.
None of his discussion will be news to readers of tim wus exemplary the master switch 2010 or of the old coevolution quarterly, but gleick covers the ground in a way that no other book quite manages to do. Time travel is another of james gleicks superb, unclassifiable booksrich in obscure and illuminating information, laced with lyricism, wit, and startling and convincing insights. A history, a theory, a flood ebook written by james gleick. The life and science of richard feynman, and the information.
He covered science and technology there, chronicling the rise of the internet as the fast forward columnist, and in 1993 founded an internet startup company called the pipeline. James gleick is our leading chronicler of science and technology, the bestselling author of chaos. Dec 15, 2019 now james gleick, author of the bestselling chaos, unravels the dense skein of feynmans thought as well as the paradoxes of his character in a biographywhich was nominated for a national book awardof outstanding lucidity and compassion. Mar 08, 2011 bit by bit, the information reveals everything at the core of everything lies a binary onoff switch, says james gleick, the author of a new book called the information. James gleick is our leading chronicler of science and technology, and the author of chaos and genius, both nominated for the national book award, and. James gleick, the author of the best sellers chaos and genius, brings us his crowning work. It is an exploration not only of the theoretical phenomenon of time travel but of our understanding of time itself.
Gleick loves the layered detail, which might cause some to sigh, tmi. Information, communication, and information theory. James gleick is an author with 10 videos in the cspan video library. James gleick science writer, threetime pulitzer prize finalist and author of the information. James gleick is a leading american science journalist, historian, and biographer. James gleick born august 1, 1954 is an american author, journalist, and biographer, whose books explore the cultural ramifications of science and technology. Gleick is one of the great science writers of all time, and that is, in part, because he is a science biographer. Making a new science is the bestselling book by james gleick that first introduced the principles and early development of chaos theory to. A kaleidoscopic look at the concept of time travel.
Nicholas carr says thats the troubling conclusion of james gleicks. James gleick, the author of the best sellers chaos and genius, n. One year it was a scientific toy, without infinite possibilities of practical use. The life and science of richard feynman, and more on. In his enthralling new book, james gleick mounts h.
Winner of the royal society winton prize for science books 2012. Nicholas carr, the daily beast an amazing erudite and yet highly readable account of why and how information plays such a central role in all our lives, gleicks the information is amongst the most profound books written about technology over the last few years. A history, a theory, a flood is a book by science history writer james gleick published in march 2011 which covers the genesis of our current information age. Wellss time machine for an invigorating ride through the most baffling of the four dimensions. In his latest book, awardwinning author gleick the information. Too much information information overload is the subject of the last third of gleick s book, where he quietly drops shannons concept of information as a mathematical abstraction. James gleick is the author of chaos and genius, both nominated for the national book award, faster, what just happened, and isaac newton, which was shortlisted for the pulitzer prize. We sort the mail, build sandcastles, solve jigsaw puzzles, separate wheat from chaff, rearrange chess pieces, collect stamps, alphabetize books. James gleick, the author of the best sellers chaos and genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly. Nov 30, 2015 james gleick is the author of chaos and genius, both nominated for the national book award, faster, what just happened, and isaac newton, which was shortlisted for the pulitzer prize.
Making a new science is the bestselling book by james gleick that first introduced the principles and early development of chaos theory to the public. James gleick delivers a mindbending exploration of time travelfrom its origins in literature and science to its influence on our. His first book, chaos, a national book award finalist, has been translated into twentyfive languages. His books have been translated into 30 more about james gleick. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the information. Synthesis leads to elucidation leads to stunning, original insight. See all books authored by james gleick, including chaos. Mar 20, 2011 james gleick has such a perspective, and signals it in the first word of the title of his new book, the information, using the definite article we usually reserve for totalities like the. James gleick argues that information is more than just the contents of our libraries and web servers.
A history, a theory, a flood met up with sarah crown at the edinburgh international book festival. This book report was written by laurel brenner, spring 2015. James gleick biography, age, career, books, age, and education. Best books of 2016 boston globe the atlantic from the acclaimed bestselling author of the information and chaos comes this enthralling history of time travela concept that has preoccupied physicists and storytellers over the course of the last century. A history, a theory, a flood is a book written in 2011 by james gleick what the telegraph accomplished in years the telephone has done in months. From african talking drums to wikipedia, from morse code to the bit, it is a fascinating account of the modern ages defining idea and a brilliant exploration of how information has revolutionised our lives.
Recognized for his writing about complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called one of the great science writers of all time. The information is to the nature, history and significance of data what the beach is to sand. James gleick delivers a mindbending exploration of time travelfrom its origins in literature and science to its. Ever feel like information threatens to overwhelm meaning. A history, a theory, a flood, james gleick describes a technological innovation so transformative that it was heralded as one of the grand waymarks in. A history, a theory, a flood met up with sarah crown at the edinburgh international book. From the bestselling author of the acclaimed chaos and genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era. Acclaimed science writer james gleick presents an eyeopening vision of how our. Recognized for illuminating complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called one of the great science writers of all time. The information after 1948, which was the crucial year, people thought they could see the clear purpose that inspired claude shannons work, but that was hindsight. In 1948, as james gleick shows in his rich and fascinating new book, claude shannon transformed information into something completely different. James gleick is our leading chronicler of science and modern technology. The post office counted its letters and parcels, but what, exactly, did the bell system carry, counted in what units.
His books have been translated into thirty languages. It was on the new york times bestseller list for three weeks following its debut. Some worried that the telegraph would be the death of newspapers, james gleick observes in this fascinating book, but newspapers could. John banville james gleick is a master historian of ideas no one else can do what he does. The story of information begins in a time profoundly unlike our own, when every thought and utterance. James gleick was born in new york and began his career in journalism, working as an editor and reporter for the new york times. It has been a long progression toward the infoglut of today. And how have our lives adjusted to its omnipresence. Excerpt the information by james gleick the new york. Its only the beginning, writes popscience writer gleick isaac newton, 2003, etc. The book is not written as a straightforward history, which might have been a temptation for someone charting the progress of.
Hugo gernsback 18841967 has mostly vanished from our cultural memory, which is a pity, because he was an extraordinary man, and his influence on our modern ageelectrical, sciencepermeated, and full of wonderswas outsized. As a schoolbook figure, isaac newton is most often pictured sitting under an apple tree, about to discover the secrets of gravity. Bit by bit, the information reveals everything at the core of everything lies a binary onoff switch, says james gleick, the author of a new book called the information. The first edition of the novel was published in 1987, and was written by james gleick. Nicholas carr, the daily beast an amazing erudite and yet highly readable account of why and how information plays such a central role in all our lives, gleick s the information is amongst the most profound books written about technology over the last few years. To accomplish that he opens the book by discussing the advent of drumming, signals, telegraph, telephone and the computer. A history, a theory, a flood is a book by science history writer james gleick published in march 2011 which covers the genesis of our current. Nyr daily the making of future man january 31, 2017. Think your inbox is jammed now, your attention span overtaxed.