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Infosense: Turning Data and Information into Knowledge

Infosense: Turning Data and Information into Knowledge

by KeithDevlin (Author)

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    Paperback 2001

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Synopsis

It has been called everything from the new gold standard to the fundamental building block of the universe. In InfoSense, Keith Devlin shows how to make sense of the constant flow of information that swirls past us daily, and reveals how businesses and individuals alike can benefit from better information management.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
Published: 18 Jun 2001
ISBN 10: 0716741644
ISBN 13: 9780716741640

Media Reviews
'Devlin, an accomplished numberist ... gives us a clear picture of his subject ... the key, says Devlin, is not information, but knowledge, which he defines as information put into practice.' - Wired
Author Bio
KEITH DEVLIN is Dean of the School of Science at Saint Mary's College of California and Senior Researcher at Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he is the author of a number of books, including The Language of Mathematics; Life by the Numbers; Goodbye, Descartes; Logic and Information; and Mathematics: The Science of Patterns.