How long does it take to read Cybernetics, or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine?
Norbert Wiener, Doug Hill, Sanjoy Mitter
Cybernetics, or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine by Norbert Wiener, Doug Hill, Sanjoy Mitter takes about 3 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 53 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1948. 212 pages, about 58,300 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 40 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Cybernetics describes the application of statistical mechanics methods to communications engineering. Its subject matter ranges from such control mechanisms as servo-mechanisms, mathematical calculators, and automatic pilots, to the nerves and brain of the human body. This is a study of human control functions and mechanico-electrical systems designed to replace them. As such it impinges on every branch of science. It is the outgrowth of extensive theoretical study and experimentation by Dr. Wiener and a group of outstanding scientists -- including physiologists, psychologists, mathematicians, and electrical engineers.
Subjects: Mathematical statistics, Cybernetics, Servomechanisms, Computing, Factories, Design and construction
