The Human Use of Human Beings
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The Human Use of Human Beings

by Norbert Wiener

1950•Documentary•208 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryrobots/ai/spacepsychologicalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricateglossysocial commentaryempowerment/personal growth

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"Only a few books stand as landmarks in social and scientific upheaval. Norbert Wiener's classic is one in that small company. Founder of the science of cybernetics--the study of the relationship between computers and the human nervous system--Wiener was widely misunderstood as one who advocated the automation of human life. As this book reveals, his vision was much more complex and interesting.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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DocumentaryRobots/ai/spacePsychologicalSocial commentaryEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

CyberneticsScienceSocial aspectsSocial aspects of ScienceCyberneticaCommunicatieAspect socialSociale aspecten

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Author
Norbert Wiener
Published
1950
Pages
208
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