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I the history of information / written and illustrated by Chris Haughton ; additional text and research by Loonie Park.

The history of information (other title)

Haughton, Chris, (author, illustrator.). Park, Loonie, (author,, researcher.).

Summary:

"Today, we are told, we are in the midst of a technological revolution: Artificial Intelligence. To understand what this might mean for our future, we have to look to the past. In some ways, this technology is nothing new. Intelligence is the ability to solve problems, and all throughout history, we have been striving to improve our problem-solving abilities. We have done this by developing new ways to record, share, and process information. From writing and print, to radio, computers, and the Internet, each new information tool created a revolution when it was introduced. This book tells their stories. By understanding how they unfolded, we can get a glimpse into our own future."-- Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780744091915
ISBN: 0744091918
Physical Description: 143 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (some colour) ; 29 cm + 1 fold-out poster
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"This book is inspired by the 'History of Information' course created at the University of California, Berkeley by Paul Duguid and Geoff Nunberg." Includes index. Contains a fold-out timeline poster of world civilizations inside back cover.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Language. Language and the brain ; When did language begin? ; Ceremonies ; The art of remembering -- Drawing. First marks ; First drawings ; The first city ; First writing systems ; Drawings become sounds -- Writing. Early writing ; Holy texts ; Ancient China ; The Islamic Empire ; Medieval Europe ; The Americas -- Printing. The invention of printing ; The late 1400s in Europe ; The Reformation ; The rise of literacy in Europe ; The Renaissance -- Science. The Scientific Revolution ; Data ; Classifying knowledge ; Science: a collaboration over centuries -- News and newspapers. The news ; The rise of the public sphere ; The Age of Revolution ; Mass media ; The modern press ; Photography ; Intellectual property -- Networks. Mail ; The telegraph ; The telephone -- Broadcast. The beginnings of radio ; The radio age ; Television ; Through the looking glass -- Disinformation. Propaganda ; The Great War ; Nazism ; Advertising ; Public relations ; Modern propaganda -- Computers. How does a computer work? ; Theoretical computing ; Military computing ; Business computing ; Personal computing ; The Internet ; Mobile ; Going viral ; Big data ; Big Tech -- Out of control -- Social change -- Artificial Intelligence -- The mind.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 9-12.