The "information explosion" may seem like an acutely modern
phenomenon, but we are not the first generation or even the first
species to wrestle with the problem of information overload. Long
before the advent of computers, human beings were collecting,
storing, and organizing information: from Ice Age taxonomies to
Sumerian archives, Greek libraries to Dark Age monasteries.
Spanning disciplines from evolutionary theory and cultural
anthropology to the history of books, libraries, and computer
science, Alex Wright weaves an intriguing narrative that connects
such seemingly far-flung topics as insect colonies, Stone Age
jewelry, medieval monasteries, Renaissance encyclopedias, early
computer networks, and the Internet. Finally, he pulls these
threads together to reach a surprising conclusion, suggesting that
the future of the information age may lie deep in our past."
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