Harmonies of Disorder

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Montagnini, Leone. Harmonies of Disorder Norbert Wiener: A Mathematician-Philosopher of Our Time / by Leone Montagnini. -
XX, 307 p. 1 illus. online resource. - (Springer Biographies, ) Content notes : Introduction -- PART I 1894-1918 -- Chapter 1 – Roots -- Chapter 2 – Education -- Chapter 3 - A young Philosopher -- PART II 1919-1939 -- Chapter 4 - A Mathematician at work -- Chapter 5 - Reflections on Science and Technology -- PART III. 1940-1945 -- Chapter 6 - Military Research Projects -- PART IV - 1946-1964 -- Chapter 7 - After Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Chapter 8 - The book Cybernetics -- Ch. 9 - After Cybernetics -- Conclusions -- References -- Index of names -- Subject index. 9783319506579 * Computer science. Logic, Symbolic and mathematical. Philosophy. History of Mathematical Sciences. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. History of Computing. Mathematical Logic and Foundations. Philosophy of Technology. Control, Robotics, Mechatronics. * Series