The Information
by James Gleick
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryall consuming quest
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, fresh non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: very slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood begins with the tale of colonial European explorers and their fascination with African talking drums and their observed use to send complex and widely understood messages back and forth between villages far apart, and over even longer distances by relay. The book then covers informational implications of technologies from drum signaling to the long distance telephone.
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- Author
- James Gleick
- Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 526
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- Open Library
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