Title :
The Distinctiveness of a Unifying Science: Cybernetics´ Way to West Germany
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Tuebingen, Tubingen, Germany
fDate :
4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2011.78
