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James Gleick

詹姆斯·格雷克

Lifespan
1954–
Nationality
American
Role
Author and science historian
Books
1

Biography

American author and historian of science who came to prominence with Chaos. The Information traces the evolution of the idea of information from language and the telegraph to information theory and the bit.

Central Ideas

  • The history of information and information theory
  • Popularising chaos theory
  • Writing the history of science

Books

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