The new industrial revolution is a two-edged sword. It may be used for the benefit of humanity, assuming that humanity survives long enough to reach a period in which such a benefit is possible.
Norbert Wiener Quotes
The idea that information can be stored in a changing world without an overwhelming depreciation of its value is false. It is scarcely less false than the more plausible claim that after a war we may take our existing weapons, fill their barrels with information.
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| Birth: | 26th November, 1894 |
| Death: | 18th March, 1964 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Mathematician, Professor |
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