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James Gleick

1954 - Today

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James Gleick (; born August 1, 1954) is an American author and historian of science whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. Recognized for his writing about complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called "one of the great science writers of all time". He is part of the inspiration for Jurassic Park character Ian Malcolm.Gleick's books include the international bestsellers Chaos: Making a New Science (1987) and The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood (2011). Three of his books have been Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalists; and The Information was awarded the PEN/E. O. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Gleick has received more than 411,417 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. James Gleick is the 6,723rd most popular writer (down from 5,855th in 2019), the 13,599th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,368th in 2019) and the 993rd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Best American science writing 2000
Technical writing, Science, Didactisch proza
"The first volume in this annual series of the best science writing by Americans, ... selected by bestselling author James Gleick," series editor, Jesse Cohen.--Cover.
2000
Faster
Psychologische aspecten, Snelheid, Psychological aspects
1999
The Information
History, Information science, Information society
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood begins with the tale of colonial European explorers and their fascination with African talking drums and their observed use to send complex and widely understood messages back and forth between villages far apart, and over even longer distances by relay. The book then covers informational implications of technologies from drum signaling to the long distance telephone. Starting with symbolic written language, The Information examines the history of intellectual insights central to the development of information theory, detailing key figures responsible such as Claude Shannon, Charles Babbage, Ada Byron, Samuel Morse, Alan Turing, Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins and John Archibald Wheeler.
2011
Chaos
Chaotic behavior in systems, Science, Chaos
1987
What Just Happened
Technology, Social aspects, Social aspects of Technology
2002
Genius
Physics, Physicists, Biography
A gem of a book, about the life and mind of one of the most influential and iconoclastic characters in 20th century physics. Really a pleasure to read.
1992

Page views of James Gleicks by language

Over the past year James Gleick has had the most page views in the with 43,508 views, followed by Portuguese (3,554), and Spanish (2,360). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Estonian (135.44%), Portuguese (109.18%), and Sicilian (105.13%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Gleick ranks 6,723 out of 7,302. Before him are Kage Baker, Thomas MacDonagh, Nayantara Sahgal, Sibylle Berg, Pınar Selek, and Emma Donoghue. After him are Ángeles Caso, Judith Miller, Lawrence Wright, Robert Rodat, Éliette Abécassis, and Mark Z. Danielewski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, James Gleick ranks 656. Before him are Jill Abramson, Rodney Brooks, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Andrea Gyarmati, Robert W. McElroy, and Arturo Rodas. After him are Sammy McIlroy, Eberhard Rösch, Brad Cooper, Amy Heckerling, Alexander Melentyev, and Willi Wülbeck.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Gleick ranks 13,599 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Armstrong (1939), H. R. McMaster (1962), Debbie Cameron (1958), Alex Webster (1969), William Blount (1749), and Colin Jost (1982). After him are Caity Lotz (1986), Lillian Watson (1950), John Carl Buechler (1952), Neil Shubin (1960), John Paxson (1960), and Lindsey Morgan (1990).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Gleick ranks 993. Before him are Terrence McNally (1938), Nic Pizzolatto (1975), Alice Stone Blackwell (1857), John Seigenthaler (1927), Sarah J. Maas (1986), and Kage Baker (1952). After him are Judith Miller (1948), Lawrence Wright (1947), Robert Rodat (1953), Mark Z. Danielewski (1966), Ken Levine (1966), and Robert Hunter (1941).

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