Pediomelum castoreum Pediomelum castoreum Pediomelum castoreum is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names beaver Indian breadroot and beaver dam breadroot. It is native to the deserts around the intersection of California, Nevada, and Arizona, where it grows in local habitat including disturbed areas. It is a perennial herb with no stem or a short stem that is mostly underground, leaving the plant at ground level. The compound leaves are each made up of five or six oval leaflets which may be over 4 centimeters long. The leaf is borne on a long petiole. The
Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine derived from Maltz's work. "Cybernetics" became a surprise bestseller and was widely read beyond the technical audience that Wiener had expected. In response he wrote "The Human Use of Human Beings" in which he further explored the social and psychological implications in a format more suited to the non-technical reader. In 1954, Marie Neurath produced a children's book "Machines which seem to Think" , which introduced the concepts of "Cybernetics", control systems and negative feedback in an accessible format. Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the