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''Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine'' was written by Norbert Wiener and published in 1948.〔''Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine.'' Paris, (Hermann & Cie) & Camb. Mass. (MIT Press) ISBN 978-0-262-73009-9; 1948, 2nd revised ed. 1961.〕 It is the first public usage of the term "cybernetics" to refer to self-regulating mechanisms. The book laid the theoretical foundation for servomechanisms (whether electrical, mechanical or hydraulic), automatic navigation, analog computing, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and reliable communications. A second edition with minor changes and two additional chapters was published in 1961. ==Reception== The book aroused a considerable amount of public discussion and comment at the time of publication, unusual for a predominantly technical subject. :"() beautifully written book, lucid, direct, and, despite its complexity, as readable by the layman as the trained scientist, if the former is willing to forego attempts to understand mathematical formulas." :"One of the most influential books of the twentieth century, ''Cybernetics'' has been acclaimed as one of the 'seminal works' comparable in ultimate importance to Galileo or Malthus or Rousseau or Mill."〔 〕 :"Its scope and implications are breathtaking, and leaves the reviewer with the conviction that it is a major contribution to contemporary thought."〔Russell L. Ackoff. Book Review: Cybernetics. Philosophy of Science 22 (1):68- (1955)〕 :"''Cybernetics''... is worthwhile for its historical value alone. But it does much more by inspiring the contemporary roboticist to think broadly and be open to innovative applications." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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