V-2nd: on cybernetics

Mark Kohut markekohut at yahoo.com
Tue Jun 15 15:34:33 CDT 2010


The first artificial automatic regulatory system, a water clock, was invented by the mechanician Ktesibios.
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetics
 
TRP hisself speaks of reading Weiner's Human Use of Human Beings....a book which explores, it sez here,
the dehumanization of man cause of machines....
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_Use_of_Human_Beings
 
When did the whole governing system begin to be called The Machine, anyone know? 



      



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