james gleick – An Autonomous Agent

The Selfish Gene – Richard Dawkins

anautonomousagent — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:56:00 +0000

Richard Dawkins‘ widely read book, The Selfish Gene, brought forth new ideas in genetics and evolution in 1976. The concept of meme and its implications are fascinating. I first heard about these ideas while reading James Gleick’s book, The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood.

Isaac Newton – James Gleick

anautonomousagent — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:08:00 +0000

James Gleick gives a good biography of Isaac Newton in his book, Isaac Newton.

Chaos: Making a New Science – James Gleick

anautonomousagent — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:41:00 +0000

When I first became interested in Chaos Theory I decided to read James Gleick’s Chaos: Making a New Science. The book provides an adequate introduction into the science of chaos without too many technical details.

The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood – James Gleick

anautonomousagent — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:36:00 +0000

I picked up the book The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood, by James Gleick, knowing nothing about Information Theory. After reading this wonderful account on the history of the subject and its historical figures, I highly recommend this to anyone wishing to become acquainted with this field of thought.