Rise of the machines : a cybernetic history / Thomas Rid.
Rise of the machines : a cybernetic history / Thomas Rid.
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Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2016]
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G 2016/3051
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 414 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Control and communication at war -- Cybernetics -- Automation -- Organisms -- Culture -- Space -- Anarchy -- War -- Fall of the machines.
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Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
"Springing from the febrile mind of mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of World War II, the cybernetic vision underpinned a host of seductive myths about the future of machines. This vision would radically transform the postwar world, ushering in sweeping cultural change. From the Cold War's monumental SAGE bomber defense system to e...
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Rise of the machines : a cybernetic history / Thomas Rid.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-385) and index.
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G 2016/3051
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74VKVqr4J0aZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVqr4J0aZ
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ISBN
0393286002 (hardcover)
9780393286007 (hardcover)
DDC
303.48309
MMS ID
991024008419002626
