Week 4 Reading Questions

Tools for Thought: 
1. I think the concept for the "von Neumann machines" is brilliant.  When von Neumann was dreaming this factory-spaceship-launchpad system, was he predicting humanity's future?

2. What is Thomas Kuhn definition of a "scientific paradigm"?

3. Why doesn't Shannon just publish his later research and discoveries?


Engineering a New Order:
1. What is the difference between the "art of war" and the "science of war"?

2. How would engineering change without the influence of militarism?

3. What is the definition of the "military-industrial complex."?


The Internet Revolution:
1.  Why doesn't the author mention Google once in the chapter?  O' Reagan mentions yahoo several times.

2. What would Bush think of a smart phone in relation to his "memex"?

3. I didn't realize that the military played such a crucial role in the development of the internet.  Perhaps I shouldn't find this too surprising considering the military's role in developing the computer and technology in general.