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The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
by James Gleick
Description: The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood traces the development of information technologies and key contributors, from early scripts to modern digital communication, examining their impact on human understanding and society
ISBN: 0375423729
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portman · 2011-09-23 · Original thread
James Gleick's new book "The Information" devotes an entire chapter to the fascinating story of Ada Byron. I've read thoroughly about her life (we did, after all, name our youngest daughter after her) but nothing makes her genius come to life like Gleick.

http://www.amazon.com/Information-History-Theory-Flood/dp/03...

It's on Kindle. Just go buy it now. The Ada stuff is in Chapter 4, location 1841. It won't disappoint.

vdm · 2011-06-08 · Original thread
James Gleick's The Information has a good description of those people, and is a great read otherwise as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Information-History-Theory-Flood/dp/03...