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| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
|---|---|
| LC control number | 2010023221 |
| ISBN | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780375423727 (trade) |
| ISBN | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0375423729 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 020/.9 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR | |
| Authors | Gleick, James. |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The information : |
| Subtitle | a history, a theory, a flood / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | James Gleick. |
| EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, |
| Date | c2011. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 526 p. : |
| Other Details | ill. ; |
| Size | 25 cm. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-503) and index. |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | Traces the history of information technology from the invention of scripts and alphabets to the twenty-first century, and profiles individuals who contributed to advances, including Charles Babbage, inventor of the first mechanical computer, Ada Byron, the first true programmer Samuel Morse, Alan Turing, and others. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Information science |
| General | History. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Information society. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://uowd.box.com/s/wua39222hn4dlnwq4gmkwimjlfpu6j0g">https://uowd.box.com/s/wua39222hn4dlnwq4gmkwimjlfpu6j0g</a> |
| Public note | Location Map |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR | |
| -- | 39593 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 39594 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 1583 |
| Date last seen | Full call number | Barcode | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Withdrawn status | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition |
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| 26/01/2017 | 020.9 GL IN | T0043067 | 17.21 | 26/01/2017 | REGULAR | Dewey Decimal Classification | University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 18/08/2011 | AMAUS |