In The Knowledge Web, James Burke, the bestselling author and host of television's Connections series, takes us on a fascinating tour through the interlocking threads of knowledge running through Western history. Displaying mesmerizing flights of fancy, he shows how seemingly unrelated ideas and innovations bounce off one another, spinning a vast, interactive web on which everything is connected to everything else: Carmen leads to the theory of relativity, champagne bottling links to wallpaper design, Joan of Arc connects through vaudeville to Buffalo Bill. Illustrating his open, connective theme in the form of a journey across a web, Burke breaks down complex concepts, offering information in a manner accessible to anybodyhigh school graduates and Ph.D. holders alike. The journey touches almost two hundred interlinked points in the history of knowledge, ultimately ending where it begins.
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paperback. Zustand: New. Paperback. Pub Date: December 2011 Pages: 201 Language: Chinese in Publisher: Shanghai Science and Technology Education Press of Burke led a charming shuttle travel network throughout ancient and modern knowledge. He showed us a voyage of wit where. and how some seemingly unrelated ideas and new things jump entangled in this huge. interwoven knowledge of the various parts of the web. For example: from Karman vortex street to the theory of relativity. from champagne bottles to wallpaper design. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CC036838
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