A course book on cybernetics – sorry, only in Finnish

A Popular Science Book (in Finnish) on cybernetics and human-machine interaction, including content and discuss on, e.g., systems biology, human anatomy and physiology, computers and informatics, robotics, genetics, stem cells, artificial organs as well as historical, artistic and cultural aspects of cybernetics. M. Ala-Korpela, S. Inkinen, T. Suna (graphical design L. Ketola)

301 pages (ISBN 978-951-792-318-7). Oy Finn Lectura Ab; Otavan Kirjapaino Oy, Keuruu, Finland; June 2007.

Introduction by Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish)

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Dr Mika Ala-Korpela
Group Leader in Computational Medicine

The Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in Computational Complex Systems Research 2006-2011

Helsinki University of Technology
Faculty of Information and Natural Sciences
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science
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