{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-cybernetics","title":"An Introduction to Cybernetics","description":"\u003cp\u003eCybernetics is here defined as \"the science of control and communication, in the animal and the machine\"-in a word, as the art of steersmanship; and this book will interest all who are interested in cybernetics, communication theory and methods for regulation and control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eW. Ross Ashby (1903-1972) was an English psychiatrist and a pioneer in cybernetics, the study of complex systems. His two books, \"Design for a Brain\" and \"An Introduction to Cybernetics,\" were landmark works. They introduced exact and logical thinking into the nascent discipline and were highly influential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents include: What is new -- Change -- The Determinate Machine -- The Machine with Input -- Stability -- The Black Box -- Quantity of Variety -- Transmission of Variety -- Incessant Transmission -- Regulation in Biological Systems -- Requisite Variety -- The Error-controlled Regulator -- Regulating the Very Large System -- Amplifying Regulation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2015 Reprint of 1956 Printing. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. Ross Ashby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43489889484969,"sku":"9781614277651","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781614277651.jpg?v=1703127505","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/an-introduction-to-cybernetics","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}