Cybernetics: From Past to Future (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #47)

By: D. A. Novikov

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Synopsis: This book is a concise navigator across the history of cybernetics, itsstate-of-the-art and prospects. The evolution of cybernetics (from N. Wiener tothe present day) and the reasons of its ups and downs are presented. Thecorrelation of cybernetics with the philosophy and methodology of control, aswell as with system theory and systems analysis is clearly demonstrated. The book presents a detailed analysis focusing on the modern trends ofresearch in cybernetics. A new development stage of cybernetics (the so-calledcybernetics 2. 0) is discussed as a science on general regularities of systemsorganization and control. The author substantiates the topicality ofelaborating a new branch of cybernetics, i. e. organization theory which studiesan organization as a property, process and system. The book is intended for theoreticians andpractitioners, as well as for students, postgraduates and doctoral candidates. In the first place, the target audience includes tutors and lecturers preparingcourses on cybernetics, control theory and systems science.