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'''Norbert Wiener''' (November 26, 1894 – March 18, 1964) was an American mathematician and philosopher. He was Professor of Mathematics at MIT. Wiener is considered the father of cybernetics, a formalization of the notion of feedback, with implications for engineering, systems control, computer science, biology, philosophy, and the organization of society.
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==Literature==
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* ''The Human Use of Human Beings'', The Riverside Press (Houghton Mifflin Co.), 1950.
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* ''Selected Papers of Norbert Wiener'', Cambridge Mass. 1964 (MIT Press & SIAM), 1964
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==Links==
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert_Wiener Wiener on Wikipedia]
 
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Norbert Wiener (November 26, 1894 – March 18, 1964) was an American mathematician and philosopher. He was Professor of Mathematics at MIT. Wiener is considered the father of cybernetics, a formalization of the notion of feedback, with implications for engineering, systems control, computer science, biology, philosophy, and the organization of society.

Literature

  • The Human Use of Human Beings, The Riverside Press (Houghton Mifflin Co.), 1950.
  • Selected Papers of Norbert Wiener, Cambridge Mass. 1964 (MIT Press & SIAM), 1964

Links