Uncharted : big data as a lens on human culture / Erez Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel.
Uncharted : big data as a lens on human culture / Erez Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel.
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New York, New York : Riverhead Books, 2013.
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G 2014/3788
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English
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Physical content
280 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Through The Looking Glass -- How many words is a picture worth? -- 2.G. K. Zipf And The Fossil Hunters -- Burnt, baby, burnt -- 3.Armchair Lexicographerologists -- Daddy, where do babysitters come from? -- 4.7.5 Minutes Of Fame -- One giant leapfrog for mankind --...
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Publisher
New York, New York : Riverhead Books, 2013.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2013.
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" "One of the most exciting developments from the world of ideas in decades, presented with panache by two frighteningly brilliant, endearingly unpretentious, and endlessly creative young scientists." - Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature Our society has gone from writing snippets of information by hand to generating a vast flo...
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Uncharted : big data as a lens on human culture / Erez Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2014/3788
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74VKv5xbvLWd
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ISBN
1594487456 (hardback)
9781594487453 (hardback)
DDC
302.231
MMS ID
991021718219702626