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Knowing what we know : how we acquire, retain and communicate knowledge from ancient times to the era of big data

Winchester, Simon2024
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From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, and from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes, here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester's brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our lives and our minds.
Main title:
Knowing what we know : how we acquire, retain and communicate knowledge from ancient times to the era of big data / Simon Winchester.
Author:
Winchester, Simon
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2024.London : William Collins, 2024.
Collation:
xiv, 415 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: U.S.: Harper, 2023.Originally published: 2023.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008484422 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.42
Language:
English
Subject:
Knowledge, Sociology ofThought and thinkingTechnology -- Social aspectsSocietyHistoriographyGeneral & world historyPhilosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledgePhilosophy of mindSociety & culture: general
BRN:
2896969
Bookmark link:
https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2896969

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