Information: A Historical Companion

By editors Anthony Grafton, the Henry Putnam University Professor of History, Anja-Silvia Goeing, Ann Blair, and Paul Duguid

Published Nov. 18, 2020

Information studies the rise of information from 1450 through our present day. Covering information and how it is presented in periods from imperial East Asia to modern Europe, this book presents a concise history of information, in addition to 100 short articles on a variety of related topics.