Norbert Wiener 18941964 [Paperback]

1 Prologue.- 2 Count Tolstoy and Wieners Father.- 3 New England and Wieners Early Training, 19011905.- 4 Harvard and Wieners University Training, 19061913.- 5 Bertrand Russell and Wieners Postdoctoral Years, 19141917.- 6 World War I and Wieners Military Yearnings.- 7 From Postulate Systems to the Brownian Motion and Potential Theory.- 8 The Allotment of National Income, Marriage, and Wieners Academic Career.- 9 From Communications Engineering to Generalized Harmonic Analysis and Tauberian Theory.- 10 Max Born and Wieners Thoughts on Quantum Mechanics and Unified Field Theory.- 11 The Collaboration with E. Hopf and R.E.A.C. Paley.- 12 Birkhoffs Theorem and the Consolidation of Wieners Ideas on Statistical Physics.- 13 Lee, Bush, and Wieners Thoughts on Networks and Computers.- 14 Bigelow and Anti-Aircraft Fire Control, 19401945.- 15 Arturo Rosenblueth and Wieners Work in Physiology.- 16 McCulloch, Pitts and the Evolution of Wieners Neurophysiological Ideas.- 17 The Cybernetical Movement and von Neumanns Letter, 1946.- 18 Cybernetics.- 19 The Second Industrial Revolution and its Educational, Economic and Social Challenges.- 20 Wiener on Global Policy and Military Science; von Neumanns Position; Science and Human Welfare.- 21 Wieners Excursion into the Religious Domain.- 22 Wieners Literary Predilections and Initiatives. His Concept of Art.- 23 Wiener, the Man and the Teacher: Authenticity and Prejudice in his Attitudes and Writings.- 24 Epilogue.- Academic Vita of Norbert Wiener.- Doctoral Students of Norbert Wiener.- The Classification of Wieners Papers.- Bibliography of Norbert Wiener.- Defense Department Documents.- References.- Name Index.- Photograph Index and Credits.