Abstract This article employs a comparative historical perspective to narrow the gap in the existing knowledge of the origins of the trans-Atlantic information explosion phenomenon that dates back to the early decades of the twentieth century. The author examines the root cause of the unprecedented growth of the overall amount of documents through the lens of the rapid expansion of scientific and technical advances across the world and subsequent spread of modern technologies, particularly those applied to scientific and technical information (STI). The study’s focus is on two superpowers of the era: the thriving Soviet military-industrial complex that went hand in hand with the rise of the STI management system in the mid-twentieth century United States. By exploring the practices of a range of U.S. and Soviet information agencies, this research draws parallels with the current information overload and informs our judgment about the challenges and possibilities in scientific and scholarly research brought about by today’s global information age.

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从信息到知识再到智慧：信息优势的冷战对数据烟雾时代的兴起

摘要本文采用比较历史的观点来缩小对跨大西洋信息爆炸现象起源的现有知识的了解，这种现象可以追溯到20世纪初。作者通过科学技术进步在世界范围内的迅速扩展以及随后的现代技术（尤其是应用于科学技术信息（STI）的技术）的传播的视角，研究了文件总量空前增长的根本原因。该研究的重点是那个时代的两个超级大国：兴旺的苏军工业联合体，与二十世纪中叶的科学，技术和创新管理体系的兴起齐头并进。通过探索一系列美国和苏联新闻机构的做法，