A interesting study of the development of information technology brings readers on a stimulating journey through the development of information era. Today's data boom might feel like a modern trend, but the issue of information overload is not new and appears first quite a long time ago. Human beings gathered, preserved and arranged knowledge long before the invention of computers: from Ice Age taxonomies to Sumerian records, Greek libraries to monasteries of the Dark Age. Now, as our old systems fail to deal with what programmer Richard Saul Wurman called…
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A interesting study of the development of information technology brings readers on a stimulating journey through the development of information era. Today’s data boom might feel like a modern trend, but the issue of information overload is not new and appears first quite a long time ago. Human beings gathered, preserved and arranged knowledge long before the invention of computers: from Ice Age taxonomies to Sumerian records, Greek libraries to monasteries of the Dark Age. Now, as our old systems fail to deal with what programmer Richard Saul Wurman called a data tsunami, we are standing at a cliff. Alex Wright weaves a fascinating tale that incorporates apparently far-flung subjects such as insect colonies, Stone Age art, medieval monasteries, Renaissance encyclopedias, early electronic networks, and the internet. To draw a startling conclusion, he brings these strands together, implying that the future of the digital age lies deep in our past.
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A interesting study of the development of information technology brings readers on a stimulating journey through the development of information era. Today’s data boom might feel like a modern trend, but the issue of information overload is not new and appears first quite a long time ago. Human beings gathered, preserved and arranged knowledge long before the invention of computers: from Ice Age taxonomies to Sumerian records, Greek libraries to monasteries of the Dark Age. Now, as our old systems fail to deal with what programmer Richard Saul Wurman called a data tsunami, we are standing at a cliff. Alex Wright weaves a fascinating tale that incorporates apparently far-flung subjects such as insect colonies, Stone Age art, medieval monasteries, Renaissance encyclopedias, early electronic networks, and the internet. To draw a startling conclusion, he brings these strands together, implying that the future of the digital age lies deep in our past.
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