Rise of the Machines [sound recording] by Thomas Rid [audiobook]
As lives offline an online merge, it's easy to forget how we got here, Rise of the Machines reclaims the story if cybernetics, a control theory of man and machine. Thomas Rid delvers a portrait of our technology enraptured era. Springing from mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of WWII, the cybernetics vision underpinned a host of myths about the future of machines. This vision radically transformed the postwar world, ushering in sweeping cultural change. Cybernetics triggered cults, the Whole Earth Catalog, and feminist manifestos, just as it fueled martial gizmos and the air force's foray into virtual space. As Rod shows, cybernetics proved a powerful tool for two competing factions, those who sought to make a better world and those who sought to control the one at hand. In the Bay Area, techno libertarians embraced networked machines as the portal to a new electronic frontier. In Washington, DC, cyberspace provided the perfect theatre for dominance and war. That first cyberwar went on for years, and indeed has never stopped. In our cybernetic future, the line between utopia and dystopia continues to be disturbingly thin.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781681681900
- Physical Description: 11 audio discs (13 hour) ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [Prince Frederick, Maryland] : HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books, [2016]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Title from container.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Read by Robertson Dean.
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- Subject:
- Technology > Social aspects.
Automation > Social aspects.
Cybernetics > History.
Information warfare > History.
Machinery > History. - Genre:
- Audiobooks.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rutherford County Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountains Branch Library | CD 303.48 Rid (Text) | 38801101756671 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
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