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Time travel and the quest for immortality washington post. James gleick author of a halfdozen books on science, technology, and culture discusses his latest book the information. I was motivated to read chaos after reading that this book greatly influenced michael crichton in his writing jurassic park. More information about this seller contact this seller 19. Reading it gave me that sensation that someone had just found the light switch. James gleick born august 1, 1954 is an american author, journalist, and biographer, whose books explore the cultural ramifications of science and technology.
Mathematics may only be able to solve simple linear equations which experiment has pushed nature into obeying in a limited way, but now that computers can map the whole plane of solutions of nonlinear. A few notes on james gleicks timetravel book in lieu of. James gleick is a science historian and author of 11 books. Nov 11, 2016 james gleicks most recent book is time travel. James gleick on information and communication video.
Hugo gernsback 18841967 has mostly vanished from our cultural memory, which is a pity, because he was an extraordinary man, and his influence on our modern ageelectrical, sciencepermeated, and full of wonderswas outsized. James gleick books list of books by author james gleick. If you also enjoyed this book, and you want more, there are lots of youtube videos and a couple of documentaries about richard feynman that i encourage you to look for. The life and science of richard feynman, were pulitzer prize finalists. Recognized for illuminating complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called one of the great science writers of all time. Interview with james gleick about his new book on the history of time travel. Then he worked for ten years as an editor and reporter for the new york times.
Acclaimed science writer james gleick presents an eyeopening vision of how our. In time travel, his most recent book, gleick comes to grips with time, our scientific understanding of it, our view of history, and our cultural. Author james gleick traces informations evolution in new book. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. Ever feel like information threatens to overwhelm meaning. Pdf epub read or download written by james gleick, title. A history, a theory, a flood chronicles the evolution of information. The book was published on october 29, 1987 by viking books. The only criticism might be that the flow is interrupted by a lot of naming of references that ill never remember.
A kaleidoscopic look at the concept of time travel. To accomplish that he opens the book by discussing the advent of drumming, signals, telegraph, telephone and the computer. He worked for ten years as an editor and reporter for the new york times, founded an early internet portal, the pipeline, and has written several books of popular science, including the information. Dec 04, 2016 james gleick is the most elegant of companions. May 17, 2011 james gleicks new book, the information. His first book, chaos, was a national book award and pulitzer prize finalist and a. He is part of the inspiration for jurassic park character ian malcolm. Making a new science, which was a pulitzer prize and national book award finalist in 1987, and the information.
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Mak ing a new science by james gleick is the story of how chaos theory was popularized in different fields of study. James gleick was born in new york city and graduated from harvard college. The millioncopy bestseller by national book award nominee and pulitzer prize finalist james gleickthe author of time travel. Gleick is a really good writer, does a service to the sciences, was fully on form for most the book but just spent to much space and, no doubt, time, on the wrong stuff in over a third of the book. Mar 20, 2011 james gleick has such a perspective, and signals it in the first word of the title of his new book, the information, using the definite article we usually reserve for totalities like the.
Leave cyberspace, meet in egypt, article on the culture of wikipedia. James gleick audio books, best sellers, author bio. From those drums to morse code, and indeed to binary signaling, is a pretty short hopand one that gleick takes, writing along the way about such things as how samuel morse and his partner decided which letters were the most used in english, and therefore merited the shortest sequences of dot and dash. James gleick has such a perspective, and signals it in the first word of the title of his new book, the information, using the definite article we usually reserve for totalities like the. Thanks to dickinsons familiarity with hubbles history and discoveries and his access to top hubble scientists for insight and accuracy, the text includes facts and tidbits not found in any other book. James gleick was born in new york and began his career in journalism, working as an editor and reporter for the new york times. Information, communication, and information theory.
Wilson literary science writing award, and time travel. James gleick must have spent a lot of time putting this book together. Twentyfive years ago, a young harvard liberalarts graduate named james gleick, then working for the new york times, became fascinated by an emerging body of science that examined the world not as an orderly chain of being but as a complex, scarcely predictable, sometimes scarcely comprehensible mess of events. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Browse james gleicks bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Richard feynman was a fascinating and brilliant person, and james gleick captured it well. The information is to the nature, history and significance of data what the beach is to sand. Making a new science by james gleick is the story of how chaos theory was popularized in different fields of study. Meanwhile, technocrat billionaires have helped catalyze a new moon race. James gleick is a leading american science journalist, historian, and biographer.
The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1992, and was written by james gleick. His tours take you places you probably wouldnt have thought were related, much as james burke did in his television series connections. Jeffrey brown talks to the author about how the information superhighway. A history, a theory, a flood seeks to place information in historical context. James gleick is our leading chronicler of science and modern technology. In chaos, gleick looks at how the science of chaos was developed. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. A historythat reveals the science behind chaos theory a work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary edition of james gleicks groundbreaking bestseller chaos introduces a whole new readership to. This book brings together different work in the new field of physics called the chaos theory, an extension of classical mechanics, in which simple and complex causes are seen to interact. Recognized for his writing about complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called one of the great science writers of all time.
A history, a theory, a flood, with jonathan zittrain. Mar 23, 2001 james gleick was born in new york city and graduated from harvard college. August 2019 annette gordonreed is the charles warren professor of american legal history at harvard law school and professor of history in the faculty of arts and sciences at harvard. He must have researched anything and everything having to do with time. This book makes great reading by avoiding the depths of maths while. A history that reveals the science behind chaos theory a work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary edition of james gleicks groundbreaking bestseller chaos introduces a whole new readership to chaos theory. James gleick science writer, threetime pulitzer prize finalist and author of the information. James gleick is an author with 10 videos in the cspan video library. A few notes on james gleicks timetravel book in lieu of a. May 09, 2012 james gleick author of a halfdozen books on science, technology, and culture discusses his latest book the information. James gleick is an american author, historian of science, and sometime internet pioneer whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. A history, a theory, a flood, which won the royal societys winton prize for science and pens hesselltiltman history prize in 2012, among several others. From the bestselling author of the acclaimed chaos and genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era. A historythat reveals the science behind chaos theory a work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary edition of james gleick s groundbreaking bestseller chaos introduces a whole new readership to chaos theory, one.
He graduated from harvard college in 1976 and helped found metropolis, an alternative weekly newspaper in minneapolis. Best books of 2016 boston globe the atlantic from the acclaimed. From those drums to morse code, and indeed to binary signaling, is a pretty short hopand one that gleick takes, writing along the way about such things as how samuel morse and his partner decided which letters were the most used in english, and therefore merited. A book that puts forward some of the most recent thinking around it has a great chance to be interesting. James gleick on his new book the information youtube. Read the information james gleick from the bestselling author of the acclaimed chaos and genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era available on book find. The acceleration of just about everything 1999 by james gleick most of us suffer some degree of hurry sickness. Making a new science, explained chaos theory in laymans terms by focusing on the stories of those scientists who were pioneers in the field and was a finalist for the national book award and the pulitzer prize. First it was a heavenly bodya beacon, or a world, a place where no one could possibly go.
Some worried that the telegraph would be the death of newspapers, james gleick observes in this fascinating book, but newspapers could not wait to. James gleick in conversation with janna levin at the key. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mak ing a new science is a debut nonfiction book by james gleick that initially introduced the principles and early development of the chaos theory to the public. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recyclable packaging with. His first book, chaos, was a national book award and pulitzer prize finalist and a national bestseller. Asked in books and literature what does james gleick imply that most people do when they really read a book.
Recognized for illuminating complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called one of. The first edition of the novel was published in 1987, and was written by james gleick. Sep 09, 2016 for the most part, gleicks book focuses on wellsian derivatives of timetravel stories. For his most recent book, terence dickinson selected a breathtaking portfolio of hubble pictures from a library of more than 700,000 images.
James gleick is a former new york times editor and reporter. Gleick appears at the miami book fair on saturday, november 19 at 2pm. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 531 pages and is available in paperback format. James gleick book, would be, culture as soon as the printing press started flooding europe with books, people were complaining that there were too many books and that it was going to change philosophy and the course of human thought in ways that wouldnt necessarily be good. His first book, chaos, a national book award finalist, has been translated into twentyfive languages. Its pretty interesting to follow how researchers in different fields somehow discovers how the theory is not as it seems. A miracle made lyrical, christopher lydon interview with james gleick. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow. The narrative thread, james gleick talks with robert birnbaum on identity theory. James gleick delivers a mindbending exploration of time travelfrom its origins. Why savvy business people build relationship capital good relationship capital can.
The odds that anyones favorite time travelers appear in the pages of time travel are, unfortunately, less than 100%. Nicholas carr says thats the troubling conclusion of james gleicks. Acclaimed science writer james gleick presents an eyeopening vision of how our relationship to information has transformed the very nature of human consciousness. I appreciated that he didnt downplay feynmans more problematic characteristics. Making a new science is a debut nonfiction book by james gleick that initially introduced the principles and early development of the chaos theory to the public.
For ten years he was an editor at the new york times. What does quantum physics actually tell us about the world. He covered science and technology there, chronicling the rise of the internet as the fast forward columnist, and in 1993 founded an internet startup company called the pipeline. In his latest book, awardwinning author gleick the information. It is an exploration not only of the theoretical phenomenon of time travel but of our understanding of time itself.
Chaos by james gleick used good 9780749386061 world. It was awarded best books of 2016 by the boston globe and the atlantic. It is the only serious complaint about a deeply impressive and rather beautiful book. Elon musk is marketing moon trips to the superrich, and jeff bezos says we should colonize the moon to save the earth. The life and science of richard feynman pdf epub book. Making a new science was a 1987 national book award and pulitzer prize nominee, and has been translated into eighteen languages. It was a finalist for the national book award and the pulitzer prize in 1987, and was shortlisted for the science book prize in 1989. See all books authored by james gleick, including chaos. James gleicks survival lessons by david diamond, august 1, 1999. A history 2016 explores time travel from its origins in literature and science to its influence on our understanding of time itself. Time travel is another of james gleicks superb, unclassifiable booksrich in obscure and illuminating information, laced with lyricism, wit, and startling and convincing insights.
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