Holding on to Reality The Nature of Information at the Turn of the Millennium

Holding On to Realityis a brilliant history of information, from its inception in the natural world to its role in the transformation of culture to the current Internet mania and is attendant assets and liabilities. Drawing on the history of ideas, the details of information technology, and the boundaries of the human condition, Borgmann illuminates the relationship between things and signs, between reality and information.Borgmann, Albert is the author of 'Holding on to Reality The Nature of Information at the Turn of the Millennium', published 2000 under ISBN 9780226066233 and ISBN 0226066231.