Author:

Slayton, Rebecca 1974-  Search this

Physical description:

xi, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Date:

2013

20th century

21st century

Notes:

NASM copy 39088019587310 gift of Martin Collins.

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

Summary:

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Economy of Software Engineering -- Nature and Technology in the Star Wars Debate -- Conclusion: Complexity Unbound -- Unpublished Sources and Notations.

Topic:

National security--History  Search this

Ballistic missile defenses--History  Search this

Physicists--Political activity--History  Search this

Computer scientists--Political activity--History  Search this

Physics--Political aspects--History  Search this

Computer science--Political aspects--History  Search this

Technological complexity--Political aspects--History  Search this

Software engineering--Political aspects--History  Search this

Military policy  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1082596