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As this book reveals, his vision was much more complex and interesting. He hoped that machines would release people from relentless and repetitive drudgery in order to achieve more creative pursuits.

In this section of the book, Dr. Wiener considers systems involving elements of man and machine. The book is written for the intellectually alert public and does not involve any highly technical knowledge.

If this book has any value at all, it is to call people's attention to what is happening in the intellectual world and the world of invention, and to call their attention to these things fundamentally for the purpose of getting them to take ...

This volume makes available the essence of Wiener's life and thought to a new generation of readers.

This edition of Cybernetics gives a new generation access to a classic text.

This book contains lectures presented at the MIT symposium on the 100th anniversary of Norbert Wiener's birth held in October 1994. The topics reflect Wiener's main interests while emphasizing current developments.

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