Arguments that count physics, computing, and missile defense, 1949-2012
In a rapidly changing world, we rely upon experts to assess the promise and risks of new technology. But how do these experts make sense of a highly uncertain future? In Arguments that Count, Rebecca Slayton offers an important new perspective. Drawing on new historical documents and interviews as w...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT Press
[2013]
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| Series: | Inside technology
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| Call Number : | UA 22 .S57 2013 |
Table of Contents:
- Software and the Race against Surprise Attack
- Framing an "Appallingly Complex" System
- Complexity and the "Art or Evolving Science" of Software
- "No Technological Solution"
- What Crisis? Software in the "Safeguard" Debate
- The Politics of Complex Technology
- The Political Economy of Software Engineering
- Nature and Technology in the Star Wars Debate
- Conclusion: Complexity Unbound
- Unpublished Sources and Notations.