Difference between revisions of "Post-War Cybernetics"
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| − | In the years just before, during and after the second world war, emerging tendencies in scientific thought coalesced into a new field which [[Norbert Wiener]] called [[ | + | In the years just before, during and after the second world war, emerging tendencies in scientific thought coalesced into a new field which [[Norbert Wiener]] called [[Cybernetics]]. This discipline formed at the crossroads of computer science, electrical engineering, biology and social science. |
Cybernetics played a key role in the development of modern theories about life, society, information, and the use of computers. It was notably a major influence on [[Stewart Brand]] and the [[Whole Earth]] movement. | Cybernetics played a key role in the development of modern theories about life, society, information, and the use of computers. It was notably a major influence on [[Stewart Brand]] and the [[Whole Earth]] movement. | ||
==Post-war cyberneticians== | ==Post-war cyberneticians== | ||
| − | Figures who made contributions to [[cybernetics]] in this period include: | + | Figures who made important contributions to [[cybernetics]] in this period include: |
*[[Gregory Bateson]], anthropologist | *[[Gregory Bateson]], anthropologist | ||
*[[Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy]], biologist | *[[Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy]], biologist | ||
| − | *[[Julian Bigelow]], | + | *[[Julian Bigelow]], electrical engineer |
| − | *[[Vannevar Bush]] | + | *[[Vannevar Bush]], electrical engineer |
*[[Heinz von Foerster]], biophysicist | *[[Heinz von Foerster]], biophysicist | ||
*[[Warren McCulloch]], psychiatrist | *[[Warren McCulloch]], psychiatrist | ||
