Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History
Rid, Thomas
ISBN 10: 0393354954 ISBN 13: 9780393354959
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2017
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As lives offline and online merge even more, it is easy to forget how we got here. Rise of the Machines reclaims the spectacular story of cybernetics, one of the twentieth century's pivotal ideas.
Springing from the 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. Cybernetics triggered blissful cults and military gizmos, the Whole Earth Catalog and the air force's foray into virtual space, as well as crypto-anarchists fighting for internet freedom.
In Rise of the Machines, Thomas Rid draws on unpublished sources--including interviews with hippies, anarchists, sleuths, and spies--to offer an unparalleled perspective into our anxious embrace of technology.
About the Author: Thomas Rid is a professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London and the author of Cyber War Will Not Take Place and War and Media Operations. He lives in London.
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Title: Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good