Normalizing Soviet Cybernetics.

The article discusses the role of cybernetics in the history of the Soviet Union. According to the author, Soviet experiences with cybernetics followed patterns visible in the nation's broader history of politics, discourse, and institution building. Details on intellectual debates surrounding cyber...

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Publicado en:Information & Culture Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 145 - 176
Autor principal: Peters, Benjamin
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Texas Press 2012
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Sumario:The article discusses the role of cybernetics in the history of the Soviet Union. According to the author, Soviet experiences with cybernetics followed patterns visible in the nation's broader history of politics, discourse, and institution building. Details on intellectual debates surrounding cybernetics are presented. Other topics include scientists Anatoliy Kitov and Sergei Sobolev, and the relationship between cybernetics and communism.