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Cybernetics--the science of communication and control as it applies to machines and to humans--originates from efforts during World War II to build automatic antiaircraft systems. Following the war, this science extended beyond... Read Full Overview

How did cybernetics and information theory arise, and how did they come to dominate fields as diverse as engineering, biology, and the social sciences?

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Outstanding Academic Title, Choice

Cybernetics--the... Read Full Overview