Description or summary of the book: Child prodigy and brilliant MIT mathematician, Norbert Wiener founded the revolutionary science of cybernetics and ignited the information-age explosion of computers, automation, and global telecommunications. His best-selling book, Cybernetics , catapulted him into the public spotlight, as did his chilling visions of the future and his ardent social activism.Based on a wealth of primary sources and exclusive access to Wiener's closest family members, friends, and colleagues, Dark Hero of the Information Age reveals this eccentric genius as an extraordinarily complex figure. No one interested in the intersection of technology and culture will want to miss this epic story of one of the twentieth century's most brilliant and colourful figures.
Estimated reading time (average reader): 28H29M4S
Other categories, genre or collection: Computing, Computing: General, Biography: General, History Of Mathematics, Biography: Science, Technology & Engineering, Cybernetics & Systems Theory, History Of Science
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