Arguments that count physics, computing, and missile defense, 1949-2012

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Slayton, Rebecca, 1974-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
Subjects
elektronické knihy
electronic books
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.
United States > Military policy.
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780262316538
Physical Description1 online zdroj (pages cm.)

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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  • Unpublished Sources and Notations.

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