Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1681681900 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 173 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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At least that’s what I concluded from Rise of the Machines, Thomas Rid’s masterful blending of the art of a storyteller, the discipline of an historian, and the sensitivity of a philosopher. FascinatingDazzling.” - Financial Times“Rid’s book offers a useful history as well as a chance to re-examine our current technological crossroads.” - Zeynep Tufekci, The New York Times Book Review“Rise of The Machines isn't just an insightful history of cybernetics but also a fascinating journey with the twentieth-century thinkersfrom tech giants and eccentric mathematicians to
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As Rid shows, cybernetics proved a powerful tool for two competing factions-those who sought to make a better world and those who sought to control the one at hand. That “first cyberwar” went on for years-and indeed has never stopped. Springing from mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of World War II, the cybernetic vision underpinned a host of myths about the future of machines. Thomas Rid delivers a portrait of our technology enraptured era. Cybernetics triggered cults, the Whole Earth Catalog, and feminist ma
Rudolph V. Dusek said the book is very well written and is particularly good on the relations to war (The author is a. Although the book is very well written and is particularly good on the relations to war (The author is a professor of War Studies.) as well as the counterculture. However, there are some surprising lacunae in the early story of cybernetics. The author mentions that Ampere was the first to use the word (very little known), but he doesn't discuss James Clerk Maxwell on the governor, which Wiener himself discusses concerning his choice of the term.Cybernetics: Second Edition: Or the Control and Co. Sensational So much information arranged so that I could somewhat understand the developments in this field. Can't help but admire and appreciate the explorers of this field that shapes the world we live in today.. Lawrence M. Hinman said A thriller that is not fiction. This is a superb book. Rich in detail, sweeping in scope, the author is always in complete control of his material. I knew many of the individual pieces of this story, but Rid place them all in an illuminating context. Well worth reading--and returning to read again.