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Glut: Mastering Information Through the Ages

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Description for Glut: Mastering Information Through the Ages Paperback. Editor(s): Westgeest, Helen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23. BIC Classification: GL; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.

The "information explosion" may seem like an acutely modern phenomenon, but we are not the first generation—or even the first species—to wrestle with the problem of information overload. Long before the advent of computers, human beings were collecting, storing, and organizing information: from Ice Age taxonomies to Sumerian archives, Greek libraries to Dark Age monasteries.Spanning disciplines from evolutionary theory and cultural anthropology to the history of books, libraries, and computer science, 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 Internet. Finally, ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
403 g
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801475092
SKU
V9780801475092
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About Alex Wright
Alex Wright is a writer and information architect whose articles have appeared in publications including Salon, The Believer, The Christian Science Monitor, and Harvard Magazine. He has led information architecture projects for the New York Times, Harvard University, and the Long Now Foundation, among others. His Web site may be found at www.alexwright.org.

Reviews for Glut: Mastering Information Through the Ages
Glut is a readable romp through the history of information processing. Wright argues that advances in information technology have always sparked conflict between written and oral traditions.
New Scientist
Glut defies classification. From Incan woven threads to Wikipedia, Alex Wright shows us that humans have been attempting to fix categories upon the world throughout history, and that organizing ... Read more

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