Knowing what we know : the transmission of knowledge, from ancient wisdom to modern magic
by Winchester, Simon (Author)
Summary
"From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes--this is award winning writer Simon Winchester's brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change... Full description
Summary: |
"From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes--this is award winning writer Simon Winchester's brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our lives and our minds"--Dust jacket flap. |
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Physical Description: |
xii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-392) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780063142886 0063142880 |
Author Notes: |
He is the author of numerous books including In Holy Terror, The River at the Center of the World, The Alice Behind Wonderland, The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, and.Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to journalism and literature. (Bowker Author Biography) |