DocumentCode
1392104
Title
The Distinctiveness of a Unifying Science: Cybernetics´ Way to West Germany
Author
Aumann, Philipp
Author_Institution
Univ. of Tuebingen, Tubingen, Germany
Volume
33
Issue
4
fYear
2011
fDate
4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
17
Lastpage
27
Abstract
As it spread into different countries, cybernetics was shaped by the tensions between international networks of scientists and national restrictions set by political, social, and cultural influences. Such extra-scientific factors caused a huge variability in cybernetic applications. This article examines the evolution of cybernetics in West Germany as both a cultural and scientific-technological phenomenon.
Keywords
cybernetics; West Germany; cultural influence; cultural phenomenon; cybernetics; political influence; scientific-technological phenomenon; social influence; Artificial intelligence; Cybernetics; Globalization; History; History of computing; West Germany; artificial intelligence; cybernetics; popular science;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2011.78
Filename
6096524
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