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The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction · 2011 · Shortlist
Pantheon Booksnonfictionscience-natureISBN 9780375423727

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James Gleick traces the concept of information from African talking drums and the invention of the alphabet through Shannon's information theory and the digital age. A sweeping intellectual history, the book examines how information has transformed human civilization and consciousness itself. A National Book Award finalist and NBCC Award shortlist title.

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