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An edition of Glut: Mastering Information Through the Ages (2007)

Glut

mastering information through the ages

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OCLC 85692734
LC Class Z666.5

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Joseph Henry Press
Language
English
Pages
294

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Subjects
World wide web, memex, mundaneum, Information, Classificaties, Information organization, Information storage and retrieval systems, Wissensorganisation, Informationsgesellschaft, Information retrieval, Informationssystem, Geschichte, Information society, Informationsverarbeitung, History, History of engineering & technology, Impact of computing & IT on society, Library & Information Sciences, Popular science, Language Arts & Disciplines, History - General History, Language, Information Technology, Library & Information Science, World - General, Science / History, Anthropology - Cultural, Popular Culture - General, Information organization -- History, Information storage and retrieval systems -- History, Information society -- History, Information storage and retrieval systems, history
People
Paul Otlet, Vannevar Bush, Ted Nelson (1937-)
Places
Mundaneum
Times
Geschichte

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Glut: Mastering Information Through the Ages
2008, Cornell University Press
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Glut: Mastering Information Through The Ages
June 1, 2007, Joseph Henry Press
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Glut: Mastering Information Through the Ages
2007, Joseph Henry Press
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Table of Contents

Networks and hierarchies
Family trees and the tree of life
The ice age information explosion
The age of alphabets
Illuminating the dark age
A steam engine of the mind
The astral power station
The encyclopedic revolution
The moose that roared
The industrial library
The Web that wasn't
Memories of the future

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
020.9
Library of Congress
Z666.5 W75 2007, Z666.5 .W75 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 286 p., ill.
Number of pages
294
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17160582M
Internet Archive
glutmasteringinf0000wrig
ISBN 13
9780309102384
LCCN
2007006290
OCLC/WorldCat
85692734
Library Thing
3051327
Goodreads
1155302

Work Description

What do primordial bacteria, medieval alchemists, and the World Wide Web have to do with each other? This fascinating exploration of how information systems emerge takes readers on a provocative journey through the history of the information age.

Spanning disciplines from evolutionary theory and cultural anthropology to the history of books, libraries, and computer science, writer and information architect Alex Wright weaves an intriguing narrative that connects such seemingly far-flung topics as insect colonies, Stone Age jewelry, medieval monasteries, Renaissance encyclopedias, early computer networks, and the World Wide Web. Finally, he pulls these threads together to reach a surprising conclusion, suggesting that the future of the information age may lie deep in our cultural past.

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http://web.archive.org/web/20160401102534/http://www.alexwright.org/glut

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