a book by science history writer James Gleick. The guy who wrote « chaos ».
It’s not about « computer », but rather the inevitable march toward our now ( with computers )
Each chapter break down a particular advance, or area of science that was changed by information theory ( before information theory was a thing )
Some titbits :
until the telegraph, the second faster way to carry meaning was putting a bunch of guys on horses.
The fastest was using drums over a river.
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Talking about telegraph, the French had something innovative going on just a few years before it’s invention. Based on tower relay and a elaborate flag code.
a book by science history writer James Gleick. The guy who wrote « chaos ».
It’s not about « computer », but rather the inevitable march toward our now ( with computers )
Each chapter break down a particular advance, or area of science that was changed by information theory ( before information theory was a thing )
Some titbits :
until the telegraph, the second faster way to carry meaning was putting a bunch of guys on horses.
The fastest was using drums over a river. — Talking about telegraph, the French had something innovative going on just a few years before it’s invention. Based on tower relay and a elaborate flag code.