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 Drawing on new historical documents and interview...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Slayton, Rebecca, 1974-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
Colección:Inside technology.
Temas:
1900-2099
National security > United States > History > 20th century.
National security > United States > History > 21st century.
Ballistic missile defenses > United States > History.
Physicists > Political activity > United States > History.
Computer scientists > Political activity > United States > History.
Physics > Political aspects > United States > History.
Computer science > Political aspects > United States > History.
Technological complexity > Political aspects > United States > History.
Software engineering > Political aspects > United States > History.
Défense antimissile > États-Unis > Histoire.
Physiciens > Activité politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Informaticiens > Activité politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Physique > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Informatique > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Complexité technologique > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Génie logiciel > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Ballistic missile defenses
Military policy
National security
Physicists > Political activity
United States > Military policy.
United States
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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  • Unpublished Sources and Notations.

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