God & Golem, Inc.: A Comment on Certain Points Where Cybernetics Impinges on Religion
A Comment on Certain Points where Cybernetics Impinges on Religion
$94.70
- Paperback
110 pages
- Release Date
15 March 1966
Summary
The new and rapidly growing field of communication sciences owes as much to Norbert Wiener as to any one man. He coined the word for it-cybernetics. In God & Golem, Inc., the author concerned himself with major points in cybernetics which are relevant to religious issues.The first point he considers is that of the machine which learns. While learning is a property almost exclusively ascribed to the self-conscious living system, a computer now exists which not only can be programmed to pla…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262730112 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262730111 |
| Author: | Norbet Wiener |
| Publisher: | Mit Press |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 110 |
| Edition: | 7th |
| Release Date: | 15 March 1966 |
| Weight: | 154g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 137mm x 204mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Norbet Wiener
Norbert Wiener (1894-1964) served on the faculty in the Department of Mathematics at MIT from 1919 until his death. In 1963, he was awarded the National Medal of Science for his contributions to mathematics, engineering, and biological sciences. He was the author of many books, including Norbert Wiener-A Life in Cybernetics and the National Book Award-winning God & Golem, Inc.: A Comment on Certain Points Where Cybernetics Impinges on Religion (both published by the MIT Press).
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