Rid, Thomas
Summary: "This revelatory and dramatic history of disinformation traces the rise of secret organized deception operations from the interwar period to contemporary internet troll farms"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.12 RIDRid, Thomas
Summary: "Springing from the febrile mind of mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of World War II, the cybernetic vision underpinned a host of seductive myths about the future of machines. This vision would radically transform the postwar world, ushering in sweeping cultural change. From the Cold War's monumental SAGE bomber defense system to enhanced humans, Wiener's scheme turned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 600 RIDRid, Thomas
Summary: A sweeping history of cybernetics explores the discipline's early myths and wide-ranging influence after World War II, illuminating specific examples of cybernetics applications as utopian technologies, political tools, and military weapons.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: HighBridge a division of Recorded Books 2016