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Dark Hero Of The Information Age: In Search of Norbert Wiener The Father of Cybernetics
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Flo Conway and
Jim Siegelman
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication date
December 13, 2004
Pages
423
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780738203683
ISBN-10
0738203688
Dimensions
1 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.75 lbs.
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Out of Print
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$27.50
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
A definitive portrait of the eccentric mathematical genius and founder of the science of cybernetics traces the life and career of Norbert Wiener; his role in the evolution of computers, automation, and global telecommunications; and his ardent social activism and warnings about the human consequences of technology run amok. 30,000 first printing.
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from Basic Books (December 13, 2004)
9780738203683 | details & prices | 423 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.75 lbs | List price $27.50
About: A definitive portrait of the eccentric mathematical genius and founder of the science of cybernetics traces the life and career of Norbert Wiener; his role in the evolution of computers, automation, and global telecommunications; and his ardent social activism and warnings about the human consequences of technology run amok.
About: A definitive portrait of the eccentric mathematical genius and founder of the science of cybernetics traces the life and career of Norbert Wiener; his role in the evolution of computers, automation, and global telecommunications; and his ardent social activism and warnings about the human consequences of technology run amok.
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