Only a few books stand as landmarks in social and scientific
upheaval. Norbert Wiener's classic is one in that small company.
Founder of the science of cybernetics--the study of the
relationship between computers and the human nervous system--Wiener
was widely misunderstood as one who advocated the automation of
human life. As this book reveals, his vision was much more complex
and interesting. He hoped that machines would release people from
relentless and repetitive drudgery in order to achieve more
creative pursuits. At the same time he realized the danger of
dehumanizing and displacement. His book examines the implications
of cybernetics for education, law, language, science, technology,
as he anticipates the enormous impact--in effect, a third
industrial revolution--that the computer has had on our lives.
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