It may be my favorite nonfiction book of the past year and potential pulitzer winner. The following entry presents an overview of gleicks career through 1999. Making a new science, james gleick chronicles the emergence of chaos theory from the first romantic insights to the dire ordeals endured by a few courageous thinkers. Mar 05, 2010 theory in a nutshell ebook written by don nutbeam, elizabeth harris, marilyn wise. Not surprisingly, the subject of james gleicks the information is the field of knowledge known as information theory.
James gleick is an author and essayist who writes about science and technology and their cultural consequences. He has been a lecturer at princeton university, and in. James gleick, the author of the best sellers chaos and genius, brings us his crowning work. Making a new science, penguin books, ny 1987, which was an invaluable resource in explaining chaos theory well enough to round out. Read the fulltext online edition of imagination and the nature of choice 1979.
Making a new science by james gleick isbn 0140092501 i in his book, chaos. So much of a man and so many achievements and so little of a book. 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. James gleick, the author of the best sellers chaos and genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly. The guardian called it a masterpiece of brevity and concentration, and i would indeed have liked it to have been slightly longer, because the story it tells is. I didnt want to take a 1 2 minute break to watch an animation in.
Mar 20, 2011 james gleick argues that information is more than just the contents of our libraries and web servers. Isaac newton paperback january 1, 2003 by james gleick author. James gleick is our leading chronicler of science and technology, the bestselling author of chaos. James gleick, author of the information, chaos, and genius, is coming out with a new book this fall called time travel. The book does an excellent job unifying a vast subject area.
James gleick is a science historian and author of 11 books. A history, a theory, a flood by james gleick, an introduction to information theory. Shannon created what is now called information theory, gleick tells. James gleick s biography of isaac newton is a mere 191 pages long. The following entry presents an overview of gleick s career through 1999. I didnt want to take a 1 2 minute break to watch an animation in the middle of reading i discovered.
Tri di sti libbra fuorru finalisti ppi lu premiu pulitzer e lu miricanu national book award e foru tradotti nti na vintina di lingui. James gleicks biography of isaac newton is a mere 191 pages long. I would highly recommend it for anyone that gets off on reading books about nonlinear mathematics. A disappointment, largely because i so love gleicks earlier works chaos. Time travel is another of james gleicks superb, unclassifiable books rich in obscure and illuminating information, laced with lyricism, wit, and startling and convincing insights. The highly entertaining new york times bestseller, which explains chaos theory and the butterfly effect, from the author of the information chicago tribune.
This book by james gleick represents one of the earliest popular works on the emergent field of chaos, and is rarely absent from any bibliographical resource. Gleicks book spans centuries and geographic locations, but one person. A history, a theory, a flood in particular are magnificent, and also because i was misled to expect an incisive and exacting comparison of the way time travel has been used in literature and movies a typography showing how tt. Physicists have been suggesting as much since einstein. Written with the newcomer to the training function in mind, it provides numerous reallife case studies to illustrate the theory. A history, a theory, a flood met up with sarah crown at the edinburgh international book festival.
Jan 19, 2017 what if the future is as real as the past. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read theory in a nutshell. Its pretty interesting to follow how researchers in different fields somehow discovers how the theory is not as it seems. It is a word, they tell us, exhibiting significant linguistic productivity, a word that both reflects and embodies major cultural and. I appreciate the books emphasis on the contributions of claude shannon to the field of information theory. Self publishing, book printing and publishing online lulu. Three of these books have been pulitzer prize and national book award finalists, and they have been translated into more than twenty languages. Shannons theory made a bridge between information and uncertainty. A history is a fascinating mashup of philosophy, literary criticism, physics and cultural observation.
News corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Information, communication, and information theory. In the book, schweber gives an overview about the early background of the quantum field. All of these plus the alphabet, logarithms, vacuum tubes, quantum particles, morse code, and more are carriers of information.
Theory in a nutshell by don nutbeam, elizabeth harris. Type chapter is part of book title the information. The word information has grown urgent and problematica signpost seen everywhere, freighted with new meaning and import. Dec 11, 2014 not surprisingly, the subject of james gleicks the information is the field of knowledge known as information theory. Gleick uses the idea of the pendulum, but there are many others. A disappointment, largely because i so love gleick s earlier works chaos. A history, a theory, a flood add to my bookmarks export citation. The acceleration of just about everything, 1999, etc. The film arrival, written by eric heisserer and directed by denis villeneuve, is being marketed as an aliencontact adventure. Jeffrey brown talks to the author about how the information superhighway. Theory of n nostalgia, released 01 december 2017 1. James gleicks chaos the enhanced edition 2020 science. Jul 07, 2002 writer james gleick is a graduate of harvard college, and he worked for 10 years as an editor and reporter for the new york times.
Why the basis of the universe isnt matter or energy. If you have even a passing interest in science, this is a very good volume to start with. Gleick american nonfiction writer, biographer, and journalist. Wilson quarterly anthony aveni autumn 1999 in this infectious, tongueincheek romp, science writer gleickauthor of chaos. 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. He began as a journalist at the new york times and had a brief interlude as an internet entrepreneur. What do electrical circuits have in common with african talking drums and the human genome.
Making a new science, james gleick chronicles the emergence of chaos theory from the. He has been a lecturer at princeton university, and in 1993 gleick cofounded the pipeline, an internet service that offered the first fullfeatured graphical user interface for internet access from windows and mac computers. Firmly established as a comprehensive introduction on the topic, this revised 5th edition provides a wideranging outline of the major instructional and training concepts and their relationship to. He graduated from harvard college in 1976 and helped found metropolis, an alternative weekly newspaper in minneapolis. Writing differential equations for electrical and electronic circuits, kirchhoffs current law kcl, kirchhoffs voltage law kvl, mesh analysis, initial conditions, stardelta networks and. The life and science of richard feynman, the information. Gleicks books include the international bestsellers chaos. The theorys origin can be traced to a seminal article written in 1948 by claude shannon, an engineer employed at that time by bell laboratories.
We hardly need the lexicographers of the oxford english dictionary to tell us that, but after all, this is what they live for. It was on the new york times bestseller list for three weeks following its debut the information has also been published in ebook formats by fourth estate and random house, and as an audiobook by random house audio. Book details, imagination and the nature of choice. It is an exploration not only of the theoretical phenomenon of time travel but of our understanding of time itself. Wilson literary science writing award in 2012 and the royal society winton prize for science books 2012. Scientifically, information is a choicea yesorno choice. In chaos, gleick looks at how the science of chaos was developed. In the book, schweber gives an overview about the early background of the quantum field theory and quantum electrodynamics from the late 1920s through the war until the postwar era. Raised in depressionera rockaway beach, physicist richard feynman was irreverent, eccentric, and childishly enthusiastica new kind of scientist in a field that.
James gleick born august 1, 1954 is an american author, journalist, and biographer, whose books explore the cultural ramifications of science and technology. Free book publishing and global distribution with easy to use tools. Information, it seems, is life itself, and gleick shows how shannons information theory not only led to computers and cyberspace, but also transformed biology into an information science. And compared to reading, the rate of information transfer from a video seems glacial. When they came from another world by james gleick the new. James gleick natu lu 11 di austu, 1954 eni nauturi, gghiurnalista e biografu, li cui libbra isploranu li ramificazzioni culturali da scenza e da ticnoluggia. Dec 08, 2010 the word information has grown urgent and problematica signpost seen everywhere, freighted with new meaning and import. Making a new science by james gleick is the story of how chaos theory was popularized in different fields of study. The successful calculation of critical exponents for continuous phase transitions is one of the. The information palace by james gleick the new york.
I have recommended other books of gleicks, notably the. Time travel is another of james gleicks superb, unclassifiable booksrich in obscure and illuminating information, laced with lyricism, wit, and startling and convincing insights. He has a particular interest in issues of authorship in the digital. Writer james gleick is a graduate of harvard college, and he worked for 10 years as an editor and reporter for the new york times. Unlike posts, pages are better suited for more timeless content that you want to be easily accessible, like your about or contact. Here is a muchneeded basic text that covers a vital area in physics for beginning graduate students. A history, a theory, a flood by gleick, james isbn. Central to schwebers book are the biographical studies. When they came from another world by james gleick the. James gleick argues that information is more than just the contents of our libraries and web servers. Making a new science, penguin books, ny 1987, which was an invaluable resource in explaining chaos theory well enough to round out the character of heinrich schacter. It was on the new york times bestseller list for three weeks following its debut.
Sep 25, 20 isaac newton by james gleick i recently read the wonderful biography isaac newton by talented science writer james gleick. The life and science of richard feynman, and the information. Chapter 2 the persistence of the word in the information. Three of his books have been pulitzer prize and national book award finalists. Theory in a nutshell ebook written by don nutbeam, elizabeth harris, marilyn wise. Fortyeight pages of often informative notes and eighteen pages of acknowledgements and sources only reinforce the feeling that gleick is merely skimming the surface. Apr 29, 2011 information, it seems, is life itself, and gleick shows how shannons information theory not only led to computers and cyberspace, but also transformed biology into an information science.
But to be honest, i found they really didnt add to my experience in reading the book. It led to compact discs and fax machines, computers and cyberspace, moores law and all the worlds silicon alleys. In a broader sense, information is everything that informs our worldwriting, painting, music, money. Isaac newton by james gleick i recently read the wonderful biography isaac newton by talented science writer james gleick. Really excited for this one it comes out on my birthday. His books have been translated into 30 more about james gleick. The life and science of richard feynman, were pulitzer prize finalists. May 17, 2011 james gleicks new book, the information. Finally, i would like to also mention james gleicks book, chaos. Author james gleick traces informations evolution in new. A history, a theory, a flood chronicles the evolution of information.
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