The book aroused a considerable amount of public discussion and comment at the time of publication, unusual for a predominantly technical subject.
"[A] beautifully written book, lucid, … See more

Introduction
1. Newtonian and Bergsonian Time
2. Groups and Statistical Mechanics
3. Time Series, Information, and … See more

Introduction
Wiener recounts that the origin of the ideas in this book is a ten-year-long series of meetings at the Harvard Medical School where medical scientists and physicians discussed scientific method with mathematicians, … See more

The book provided a foundation for research into electronic engineering, computing (both analog and digital), servomechanisms, automation, telecommunications and neuroscience. It also created widespread public debates on the technical, See more