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The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood – James Gleick

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On January 1, 2013

In alan turing, book, charles babbage, claude shannon, complexity theory, computer, history, information theory, james gleick, math, meme, science

I picked up the book The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood, by James Gleick, knowing nothing about Information Theory.  After reading this wonderful account on the history of the subject and its historical figures, I highly recommend this to anyone wishing to become acquainted with this field of thought. 



The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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On January 1, 2013

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For the life story of one of America’s founders and an insight into his thoughts, I would recommend reading The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. (ISBN-13: 978-0486290737)

Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae – Gale Christianson

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On January 1, 2013

In american, astronomy, biography, book, edwin hubble, history, milky way, space, universe

For a well written biography on Edwin Hubble, of the 20th century’s most famous astronomers, readers should check out Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae by Gale Christianson. The book provides a detailed and readable account of the entire life of Hubble. (ISBN-13: 978-0226105215)


BBC Chemistry: A Volatile History

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On December 31, 2012

In bbc, chemistry, documentary, history, science, tv, video, website

The BBC produced an educational documentary on the history of Chemistry entitled Chemistry: A Volatile History. Here is the series information link and here is a link to Part 1 of 6. Or try this link.

Pale Blue Dot – Carl Sagan

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On December 31, 2012

In astronomy, biology, book, carl sagan, conservation, earth, history, pale blue dot, science, solar system, space, sun, universe

Carl Sagan puts the Earth into perspective in his novel, Pale Blue Dot. We really do “…live on a mot of dust suspended in a sunbeam.” The vision of Sagan — that the human race now has the power to determine its own fate — should be taken with gravity. Rather than destroying themselves with their technology, humans should focus on protecting their offspring from the extreme events of the universe, i.e. asteroid impacts, solar ejections, and other such disasters. The book also explores other visions for the human race in space.

The novel provides insight into Sagan’s mind about the future of humanity and should be read by all those interested in humanity’s future life away from Earth. (ISBN-13: 978-0345376596)

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