The Knowledge Web from Electronic Agents to Stonehenge and Back--And Other Journeys Through Knowledge
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publish date: 06/01/2000
Description:
With his popular television series, Connections, and in several bestselling books, James Burke has created an entirely new way of looking at the world. Combining mesmerizing flights of fancy with a solid grounding in facts, The Knowledge Web is an intriguing, interactive journey across centuries of innovative ideas and artistic and intellectual accomplishments.
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Burke shows how the opera Carmen leads to the theory of relativity, champagne bottling is linked to wallpaper design, and Joan of Arc to Buffalo Bill. At various points throughout the narrative, "gateways" encourage readers to jump through literary hyperspace in search of other related concepts and connections.
Touching on more than 200 hundred points in the history of knowledge in spinning his web, Burke breaks down complex concepts and clarifies complicated historical events. More than just a voyage into the past, The Knowledge Web heightens our awareness of the patterns of interdependence that continue to influence the way we think, act, and relate to one another.
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