Dark Hero of the Information Age
In Search of Norbert Weiner the Father of Cybernetics
Conway, Flo
Siegelman, Jim
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BOOK SUMMARY
The story of Norbert Wiener, child prodigy and brilliant MIT mathematician
BOOK SYNOPSIS
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 Wieners 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 centurys most brilliant and colorful figures.
AUTHOR BIO
Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman are award-winning journalists and the authors of the bestselling Snapping: Americas Epidemic of Sudden Personality Change and Holy Terror: The Fundamentalist War on Americas Freedoms in Religion, Politics, and Our Private Lives. They live in New York City. Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman are award-winning journalists and the authors of the bestselling Snapping: Americas Epidemic of Sudden Personality Change and Holy Terror: The Fundamentalist War on Americas Freedoms in Religion, Politics, and Our Private Lives. They live in New York City.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0465013716
ISBN(13-digit): 9780465013715
Dewey Decimal: 509
Book Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 423
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