Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine

written work by Norbert Wiener
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Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine

Summary

Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (502 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine authored Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine — author (P50): Q178577[3].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's instance of is recorded as Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine — instance of (P31): written work[4].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's genre is Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine — genre (P136): essay[5].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's language of work or name is recorded as Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine — language of work or name (P407): English[6].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine was published on 1948[7].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's has edition or translation is recorded as Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine — has edition or translation (P747): Cybernetics, or control and communication in the animal and the machine / Norbert Wiener. - 2nd ed. - 1961[8].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's has edition or translation is recorded as Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine — has edition or translation (P747): Cybernetics: or, Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine. - 1948[9].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's main subject is Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine — main subject (P921): servomechanism[10].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's main subject is Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine — main subject (P921): cybernetics[11].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's main subject is Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine — main subject (P921): navigation[12].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's main subject is Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine — main subject (P921): communication[13].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's main subject is Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine — main subject (P921): analog computer[14].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's work available at URL is recorded as https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015030185493[15].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cybernetics: or, Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine'}[16].
  • Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 006[17].

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Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine's instance of is recorded as Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine — instance of (P31): written work[4].

Why It Matters

Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (502 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

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