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June 2002
6 x 9, 383 pp., 30 illus.
(CLOTH)
Short

ISBN-10:
0-262-07232-7
ISBN-13:
978-0-262-07232-8

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From Newspeak to Cyberspeak
A History of Soviet Cybernetics
Slava Gerovitch

Preface and Acknowledgments
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Introduction: Soviet Science and Politics through the Prism of Language
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1The Cold War in Code Words: The Newspeak of Soviet Science11
2Cyberspeak: A Universal Language for Men and Machines51
3"Normal Pseudo-Science"103
4Cybernetics in Rebellion153
5The "Cybernetization" of Soviet Science199
6Cybernetics in the Service of Communism253
Conclusion: Soviet Cybernetics: Prometheus or Proteus?293
Notes305
Index
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