James Gleick
Writer, Author
1954 –
Who is James Gleick?
James Gleick is an American author, historian of science, and sometime Internet pioneer whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. Recognized for illuminating complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called “one of the great science writers of all time.”
Gleick's books include the international bestsellers Chaos: Making a New Science and The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood. Three of them have been Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalists, and The Information was awarded the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award in 2012. They have been translated into more than thirty languages.
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- Born
- Aug 1, 1954
New York City - Siblings
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard College
Linguistics - Harvard University
- Riverdale Country School
- Harvard College
- Lived in
- New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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