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You Could Look It Up
The Reference Shelf From Ancient Babylon to Wikipedia
Buch von Jack Lynch
Sprache: Englisch

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"Knowledge is of two kinds," said Samuel Johnson in 1775. "We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it." Today we think of Wikipedia as the source of all information, the ultimate reference. Yet it is just the latest in a long line of aggregated knowledge--reference works that have shaped the way we've seen the world for centuries.
You Could Look It Up chronicles the captivating stories behind these great works and their contents, and the way they have influenced each other. From The Code of Hammurabi, the earliest known compendium of laws in ancient Babylon almost two millennia before Christ to Pliny's Natural History; from the 11th-century Domesday Book recording land holdings in England to Abraham Ortelius's first atlas of the world; from Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language to The Whole Earth Catalog to Google, Jack Lynch illuminates the human stories and accomplishment behind each, as well as its enduring impact on civilization. In the process, he offers new insight into the value of knowledge.
"Knowledge is of two kinds," said Samuel Johnson in 1775. "We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it." Today we think of Wikipedia as the source of all information, the ultimate reference. Yet it is just the latest in a long line of aggregated knowledge--reference works that have shaped the way we've seen the world for centuries.
You Could Look It Up chronicles the captivating stories behind these great works and their contents, and the way they have influenced each other. From The Code of Hammurabi, the earliest known compendium of laws in ancient Babylon almost two millennia before Christ to Pliny's Natural History; from the 11th-century Domesday Book recording land holdings in England to Abraham Ortelius's first atlas of the world; from Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language to The Whole Earth Catalog to Google, Jack Lynch illuminates the human stories and accomplishment behind each, as well as its enduring impact on civilization. In the process, he offers new insight into the value of knowledge.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Fachbereich: Verlagswesen
Genre: Medienwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 464
ISBN-13: 9780802777522
ISBN-10: 080277752X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Rough cut
Autor: Lynch, Jack
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Trade
Abbildungen: 1 x 16 page color insert
Maße: 344 x 166 x 36 mm
Von/Mit: Jack Lynch
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.03.2016
Gewicht: 0,857 kg
preigu-id: 104947825
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Fachbereich: Verlagswesen
Genre: Medienwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 464
ISBN-13: 9780802777522
ISBN-10: 080277752X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Rough cut
Autor: Lynch, Jack
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Trade
Abbildungen: 1 x 16 page color insert
Maße: 344 x 166 x 36 mm
Von/Mit: Jack Lynch
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.03.2016
Gewicht: 0,857 kg
preigu-id: 104947825
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