WWII - Norbert Wiener engages in research project funded by Vannevar Bush's academic/industrial/ military "iron triangle."
1947 - Wiener writes "A Scientist Rebels" which is an open letter that discusses the importance of scientists being engaged with the consequences of their work. In the case of war where the technology of weaponry is concerned, scientific data is a matter life or death.
1954 - Wiener releases his essay "Men, Machines, and the World About" which discusses the history and concepts of his new cybernetic science which sets out to create an overarching study of "communication and control in the animal and machine."
Post WWII - Wiener refuses military funding for his work
1987 - Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility start awarding an annual Wiener Award to award others for their contributions to "socail responsibility in computing technology."
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