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1、VERYSHORTINTRODUCTIONSareforanyonewantingastimulatingandaccessiblewayintoanewsubject.Theyarewrittenbyexperts,andhavebeenpublishedinmorethan25languagesworldwide.Theseriesbeganin1995,andnowrepresentsawidevarietyoftopicsinhistory,philosophy,religion,science,andthehumanities.TheVSIlibrarynowco
2、ntainsover200volumes-aVeryShortIntroductiontoeverythingfromancientEgyptandIndianphilosophytoconceptualartandcosmology-andwillcontinuetogrowtoalibraryofaround300titles.TableofContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1Theinformationrevolution2Thelanguageofinformation3Mathematicalinformation4Seman
3、ticinformation5Physicalinformation6Biologicalinformation7Economicinformation8TheethicsofinformationEpilogue:themarriageofphysisandtechneReferencesAmongthemanypeoplewhohelpedmeinwritingthisbook,IwouldliketothankexplicitlyKerstinDemata,EmmaMarchant,andLathaMenon,allatOxfordUniversityPress,fo
4、rtheirencouragement,support,editorialinput,andamplebutluckilyfinitepatience,thankstowhichImanagedtofinishthebook;RobertSchaback,forhiskindhelpwhileIwasworkingattheInstitutfiirNumerischeandAngewandteMathematikoftheGeorg-August-UniversitatinGottingenandhiscommentsonthepenultimateversionofthe
5、manuscript;DavidDavenport,UgoPagallo,andChristophSchulzfortheirfeedback;andmywifeAnnaChristinaDeOzorioNobre,forherinvaluableinputandcomments,especiallyonChapter6,andforhavingmadeourlifeunbelievablyjoyful.IamverygratefultotheAkademiederWissenschafteninGottingen,fortheprivilegeofbeingelected
6、GaussProfessorduringtheacademicyear2008-9,andtotheUniversityofHertfordshire,forhavingbeengenerouswithmyteachingschedulewhilevisitingGottingenandcompletingthisbook.Thegoalofthisvolumeistoprovideanoutlineofwhatinformationis,ofitsmanifoldnature,oftherolesthatitplaysinseveralscientificcontexts
7、,andofthesocialandethicalissuesraisedbyitsgrowingimportance.Theoutlineisnecessarilyselective,oritwouldbeneitherveryshortnorintroductory.Myhopeisthatitwillhelpthereadertomakesenseofthelargevarietyofinformationalphenomenawithwhichwedealonadailybasis,oftheirprofo
