Arguments that count

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

by Slayton, Rebecca

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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Economy of Software Engineering -- Nature and Technology in the Star Wars Debate -- Conclusion: Complexity Unbound -- Unpublished Sources and Notations.

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  • Full title :Arguments that count : physics, computing, and missile defense, 1949-2012 / Rebecca Slayton.

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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Economy of Software Engineering -- Nature and Technology in the Star Wars Debate -- Conclusion: Complexity Unbound -- Unpublished Sources and Notations.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):The MIT Press
  • Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013

The Physical Object

  • Description:xi, 325 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780262019446, 0262019442, 1461939011, 9781461939016
  • oclc:ocn835578886
  • LC Classification:UA22
  • Dewey Decimal:358.1/740973

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.

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Ballistic missile defenses Ballistic missile defenses -- History. … Complexité technologique -- Aspect poli… Computer science -- Political aspects -… Computer scientists -- Political activi… Défense antimissile -- Histoire. -- Éta… Défense antimissile balistique -- États… États-Unis -- Politique militaire Génie logiciel -- Aspect politique -- É… History Informaticiens -- Activité politique --… Informatique -- Aspect politique -- Éta… Military policy National security National security -- History -- 20th ce… National security -- History -- 21st ce… Physiciens -- Activité politique -- Éta… Physicists -- Political activity Physicists -- Political activity -- Uni… Physics -- Political aspects -- United …

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Slayton, Rebecca

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