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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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Published in:Information & Culture Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 145 - 176
Main Author: Peters, Benjamin
Format: Article
Published: University of Texas Press 2012
Subjects:
Cybernetics
History of the Soviet Union
Kitov, Anatoliy
Sobolev, Sergei
Communism & science
History
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary: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.