The Human Use Of Human Beings：Cybernetics And Society

Onlyafewbooksstandaslandmarksinsocialandscientificupheaval.NorbertWiener'sclassicisoneinthatsmallcompany.FounderofthescienceofcyberneticsthestudyoftherelationshipbetweencomputersandthehumannervoussystemWienerwaswidelymisunderstoodasonewhoadvocatedtheautomationofhumanlife.Asthisbookreveals,hisvisionwasmuchmorecomplexandinteresting.Hehopedthatmachineswouldreleasepeoplefromrelentlessandrepetitivedrudgeryinordertoachievemorecreativepursuits.Atthesametimeherealizedthedangerofdehumanizinganddisplacement.Hisbookexaminestheimplicationsofcyberneticsforeducation,law,language,science,technology,asheanticipatestheenormousimpactineffect,athirdindustrialrevolutionthatthecomputerhashadonourlives.