The Guardian of All Things: The Epic Story of Human Memory
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Malone, Michael S., PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, A sweeping exploration ong>ofong> ong>theong> history ong>ofong> memory and ong>humanong> civilization Memory makes us ong>humanong>. No oong>theong>r animal carries in its brain so many memories ong>ofong> such complexity nor so regularly revisits those memories for happiness, safety, and to accomplish complex tasks. ong>Humanong> civilization continues because we are able to pass along memories from one person to anoong>theong>r, from one generation to ong>theong> next. "ong>Theong> Guardian ong>ofong> All Things "is scientific history that takes us on a year old journey replete with incredible ideas, inventions, and transformations. From cave drawings to oral histories to libraries to ong>theong> internet, "ong>Theong> Guardian ong>ofong> All Things "is ong>theong> history ong>ofong> how ong>humanong>s have relentlessly pursued new ways to preserve and manage memory, both within ong>theong> ong>humanong> brain and is a series ong>ofong> inventions external to it. Michael Malone looks at ong>theong> story ong>ofong> memory, both ong>humanong> and mechanical, and ong>theong> historic turning points in that story that not only changed our relationship to memory, but also changed us as ong>humanong> beings. Full ong>ofong> anecdotes, history, and advances ong>ofong> civilization and technology, "ong>Theong> Guardian ong>ofong> All Things "is a lively, sweeping, and epic journey along a trajectory ong>ofong> history no oong>theong>r book has ever described, one that will appeal to ong>theong> curious as well as ong>theong> specialist.