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COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION. WIENER, NORBERT. 1894-1964. Special Events. Electronics and the Future. Parts 1-4. New York: OIE U.S. Dept. of State International Broadcasting Division, March 24, 1948.
4 June 2014, 13:00 EDT
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COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION.
WIENER, NORBERT. 1894-1964. Special Events. Electronics and the Future. Parts 1-4. New York: OIE U.S. Dept. of State International Broadcasting Division, March 24, 1948.
Two 78 rpm sound recordings (approx. 302 mm in diameter; cover measures 318 x 322 mm), printed center labels with typewritten titles, in sleeves and cardboard cover. WITH: 10-page dittoed typescript on yellow paper (index no. EN-B-4888) containing a transcript of the recording. Record sleeves and center labels stamped "ENB 4895." Recordings in mint condition, sleeves and case a bit frayed at edges. Fine.
Provenance: Jeremy Norman.
Rare sound recording of Wiener's March 24, 1948 interview on the U. S. government-sponsored program "Radio Forum," hosted by Ben Wilbur—most likely the earliest recorded interview with Wiener extant. This "Radio Forum" program, produced in cooperation with the Institute of Radio Engineers, deals with "electronics and the future—and tells of the interrelationship between the sciences in modern living" (transcript, p 1). Wiener was interviewed jointly with Dr. B. E. Shackelford, president of the IRE. The interview was held in New York City at the time of the IRE's 36th annual meeting.
In the interview Wiener discusses communications engineering and its applications in a wide variety of fields—a topic of great interest in the postwar years, when electronic computing, communications technologies and information theory were beginning to attract a great deal of attention. In particular, Wiener notes the relevance of communications engineering to neurology and to automation, and speculates about the possible scientific and social outcomes of the "communications revolution." This interview includes, as far as we know, Wiener's earliest recorded discussion of his book Cybernetics, published the same year by Hermann et Cie. Cybernetics was the first conventionally published book (as opposed to technical report) to include a serious discussion of electronic digital computing. The work influenced a generation of scientists working in a wide range of disciplines, from communications theory to biology. Cybernetics contains the roots of various elements of computer science, including information theory, computer learning, and artificial intelligence. See Origins of Cyberspace 991.
Two 78 rpm sound recordings (approx. 302 mm in diameter; cover measures 318 x 322 mm), printed center labels with typewritten titles, in sleeves and cardboard cover. WITH: 10-page dittoed typescript on yellow paper (index no. EN-B-4888) containing a transcript of the recording. Record sleeves and center labels stamped "ENB 4895." Recordings in mint condition, sleeves and case a bit frayed at edges. Fine.
Provenance: Jeremy Norman.
Rare sound recording of Wiener's March 24, 1948 interview on the U. S. government-sponsored program "Radio Forum," hosted by Ben Wilbur—most likely the earliest recorded interview with Wiener extant. This "Radio Forum" program, produced in cooperation with the Institute of Radio Engineers, deals with "electronics and the future—and tells of the interrelationship between the sciences in modern living" (transcript, p 1). Wiener was interviewed jointly with Dr. B. E. Shackelford, president of the IRE. The interview was held in New York City at the time of the IRE's 36th annual meeting.
In the interview Wiener discusses communications engineering and its applications in a wide variety of fields—a topic of great interest in the postwar years, when electronic computing, communications technologies and information theory were beginning to attract a great deal of attention. In particular, Wiener notes the relevance of communications engineering to neurology and to automation, and speculates about the possible scientific and social outcomes of the "communications revolution." This interview includes, as far as we know, Wiener's earliest recorded discussion of his book Cybernetics, published the same year by Hermann et Cie. Cybernetics was the first conventionally published book (as opposed to technical report) to include a serious discussion of electronic digital computing. The work influenced a generation of scientists working in a wide range of disciplines, from communications theory to biology. Cybernetics contains the roots of various elements of computer science, including information theory, computer learning, and artificial intelligence. See Origins of Cyberspace 991.