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Arguments that count physics, computing, and missile defense, 1949-2012
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Title
Arguments that count [electronic resource] : physics, computing, and missile defense, 1949-2012 / Rebecca Slayton.
ISBN
9780262019446 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780262316538 (e-book)
Published
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2013.
Physical Description
xi, 325 p.
Local Notes
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Notes
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 02, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Unpublished Sources and Notations.
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