The M.I.T. Press. Date: 1965. Paperback. UsedGood. Paperback; 2nd edition; fading, scuffing, and edge wear to exterior; former owner's name written inside front cover; in good condition with clean text , firm binding. . The M.I.T. Press ISBN 026273009X 9780262730099 [US]

The MIT Press, Date: 1969. 1969 printing of the 2nd edition, 212 pp., paperback, previous owner's name to the front free endpaper, initials to the rear free endpaper, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. 1969. The MIT Press ISBN 026273009X 9780262730099 [US]

Used - slight edgewear, a small bend on top corner of back cover and small scratch on opening leaf, otherwise very good for its age with clean and unmarked text. The MIT Press ISBN 026273009X 9780262730099 [US]

A Good+ 2nd ed. 8th print. paperback with signs of wear on covs. &spine as in image, creased spine, text very good-. A classic and influential work that laid the theoretical foundations for information theory and a timely text for contemporary informations theorists and practitioners. With the influential book Cybernetics, first published in 1948, Norbert Wiener laid the theoretical foundations for the multidisciplinary field of cybernetics, the study of controlling the flow of information in systems with feedback loops, be they biological, mechanical, cognitive, or social. At the core of Wiener's theory is the message (information), sent and responded to (feedback); the functionality of a machine, organism, or society depends on the quality of messages. Information corrupted by noise prevents homeostasis, or equilibrium. And yet Cybernetics is as philosophical as it is technical, with the first chapter devoted to Newtonian and Bergsonian time and the philosophical mixed with the technical throughout. This book brings the 1961 second edition back into print, with new forewords by Doug Hill and Sanjoy Mitter. Contemporary readers of Cybernetics will marvel at Wiener's prescience—his warnings against "noise," his disdain for "hucksters" and "gadget worshipers," and his view of the mass media as the single greatest anti-homeostatic force in society. This edition of Cybernetics gives a new generation access to a classic text. Date: 1975. The MIT Press ISBN 026273009X ...

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