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The Knowledge Web
Hardcover - 320 pages (June 1999)
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INTRO (1:07) - PROGRAM-Part 1 (24:00)
- PROGRAM-Part 2(25:50)
What do the Hubble Space Telescope, Buffalo Bill, and the Spanish Inquisition have in common? How do margarine’s strange origins tie it to plankton shells, receding stars, hot chocolate, and the first solo Atlantic flight?
If you’ve ever seen James Burke’s documentary TV series Connections or read his column of the same name, you know how he brings together these seemingly unrelated ideas and innovations, spinning a vast web of knowledge.
In a special visit to the Smithsonian, James Burke explains how the Internet now brings countless new connections to light. He also asserts that the World Wide Web has given us a new awareness of our interdependence—with each other and with the past—and discusses how this will change our lives.
Mr. Burke's new book is The Knowledge Web: From Electronic Agents to Stonehenge and Back (Simon and Schuster).
He is also the author of:
- The Day the Universe Changed
Paperback - 352 pages (Sept. 1995) - The Pinball Effect
Paperback - 320 pages Reprint edition (Aug. 1997) - Circles: Fifty Round-Trips Through History, Technology, Science, Culture
This program was recorded June 28, 1999 at the Smithsonian Institution
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