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Gleick does outstanding job explaining gödel’s work. He is skillful at giving the reader small doses of the abstract material with less mentally taxing stories between. Gleick talks about ciphers people used to write shorter telegraphs.
This book excellently presents an abstract topic that many readers would probably otherwise learn little about. This is a good introduction that should well-thumbed. Both audible versions are read by the very capable rob shapiro.
Luria found striking distances between illiterate and even slightly literate subjects, not in what they knew, but in how they thought. This volume clearly covers the concepts and development of theories of information.
It really is a superb read and i highly recommend it. Great reading.
Cons
The book is fine but the index is doubly non fonctionnel on the kindle ipad/iphone app poublished by harpercollins e-books. The book's execution leaves much to be desired.
He never says what the answer is to the question, 'why are manhole covers round' he is overwhelmed by information and lacks concision.
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Its amazing how all of the electronics in our lives are the product of a field that is still very young
These geniuses are mostly unknown but are largely responsible for the amazing quality of life we all take for granted today
With the prominence of the author we expected a challenge with a significant learning opportunity
To tie together the totality of the technology that is most central to the 21st century with the encoding of the double helix 2... Read More
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Used books are superior to new books
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It does not get any more basic then the bit
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Not that i would ever torrent a book but if i had i would finish reading the book and then immediately go to amazon so that i could buy it and leave a review just to show my appreciation to the author
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All i can say is im a particularly intelligent person and an avid reader but this is just one of those books that no matter how much i want to read it it doesnt seem likely to happen
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James gleick is just the kind of author i normally dislike
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He is not an expert in any of the subjects he writes about
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Hes not a scientist but a science writer so he tends to make mistakes in the science and emphasize things for dramatic value that no scientist would ever do
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