In search of certainty the science of our information infrastructure
Quite soon, the world's information infrastructure is going to reach a level of scale and complexity that will force scientists and engineers to approach it in an entirely new way. The familiar notions of command and control are being thwarted by realities of a faster, denser world of communica...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Sebastopol, CA
O'Reilly Media
2015
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| Edition: | Second edition, revised & updated |
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Quite soon, the world's information infrastructure is going to reach a level of scale and complexity that will force scientists and engineers to approach it in an entirely new way. The familiar notions of command and control are being thwarted by realities of a faster, denser world of communication where choice, variety, and indeterminism rule. The myth of the machine that does exactly what we tell it has come to an end. What makes us think we can rely on all this technology? What keeps it together today, and how might it work tomorrow? Will we know how to build the next generation-or will w |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 1491923377 1491923075 1491923369 9781491923368 9781491923375 |