Knowing What We Know - Winchester, Simon
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Vibrant and original, KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW is a colourful journey spanning twelve millennia. Winchester not only offers a global narrative history of how civilizations have accumulated knowledge but also addresses the consequences of the democratisation of knowledge. Follow as humans draw on the cave wall and invent the internet, as they learn the value of almanacs and fight against censorship.

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Vibrant and original, KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW is a colourful journey spanning twelve millennia. Winchester not only offers a global narrative history of how civilizations have accumulated knowledge but also addresses the consequences of the democratisation of knowledge. Follow as humans draw on the cave wall and invent the internet, as they learn the value of almanacs and fight against censorship.
Autorenporträt
Simon Winchester is the bestselling author of Atlantic, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, Krakatoa, The Map That Changed the World, The Surgeon of Crowthorne (The Professor and the Madman), The Fracture Zone, Outposts and Korea, among many other titles. In 2006 he was awarded the OBE. He lives in western Massachusetts and New York City.