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'''Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy''' (September 19, 1901 – June 12, 1972) was an Austrian-born biologist known as one of the founders of ''general systems theory'' (GST). GST is an interdisciplinary practice that describes systems with interacting components, applicable to biology, cybernetics, and other fields. Bertalanffy proposed that the classical laws of thermodynamics applied to closed systems, but not necessarily to "open systems", such as living things. His mathematical model of an organism's growth over time, published in 1934, is still in use today. | '''Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy''' (September 19, 1901 – June 12, 1972) was an Austrian-born biologist known as one of the founders of ''general systems theory'' (GST). GST is an interdisciplinary practice that describes systems with interacting components, applicable to biology, cybernetics, and other fields. Bertalanffy proposed that the classical laws of thermodynamics applied to closed systems, but not necessarily to "open systems", such as living things. His mathematical model of an organism's growth over time, published in 1934, is still in use today. | ||
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* ''Biologie und Medizin'', 1946. (in German) | * ''Biologie und Medizin'', 1946. (in German) | ||
* ''[[Media:Bertalanffy_Ludwig_von_Robots_Men_and_Minds.pdf|Robots, Men and Minds]]'', New York: G. Brazilier, 1967. Reviews: [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02604027.1971.9971729 G. A. Hilgartnera] (World Futures, 1971), [http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=338394 Marjorie C. Meehan] (JAMA, 1968), [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1421372 T. G. Bever] (The American Journal of Psychology, 1971), [http://publicaciones.anuies.mx/pdfs/revista/Revista34_S5A2ES.pdf Alicia Lozano Mascarua] (c1974, in Spanish). | * ''[[Media:Bertalanffy_Ludwig_von_Robots_Men_and_Minds.pdf|Robots, Men and Minds]]'', New York: G. Brazilier, 1967. Reviews: [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02604027.1971.9971729 G. A. Hilgartnera] (World Futures, 1971), [http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=338394 Marjorie C. Meehan] (JAMA, 1968), [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1421372 T. G. Bever] (The American Journal of Psychology, 1971), [http://publicaciones.anuies.mx/pdfs/revista/Revista34_S5A2ES.pdf Alicia Lozano Mascarua] (c1974, in Spanish). | ||
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* [http://www.bcsss.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pdf32.pdf Bibliography of Bertalanffy's complete works] | * [http://www.bcsss.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pdf32.pdf Bibliography of Bertalanffy's complete works] | ||
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* T.E. Weckowicz, [http://www.richardjung.cz/bert1.pdf ''Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901-1972): A Pioneer of General Systems Theory''], University of Alberta Center for Systems Research, Working Paper No. 89-2. | * T.E. Weckowicz, [http://www.richardjung.cz/bert1.pdf ''Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901-1972): A Pioneer of General Systems Theory''], University of Alberta Center for Systems Research, Working Paper No. 89-2. | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Bertalanffy Bertalanffy at Wikipedia] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Bertalanffy Bertalanffy at Wikipedia] | ||
[[Category:Systems theory|Bertalanffy, Ludwig von]] | [[Category:Systems theory|Bertalanffy, Ludwig von]] | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 25 December 2014
Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy (September 19, 1901 – June 12, 1972) was an Austrian-born biologist known as one of the founders of general systems theory (GST). GST is an interdisciplinary practice that describes systems with interacting components, applicable to biology, cybernetics, and other fields. Bertalanffy proposed that the classical laws of thermodynamics applied to closed systems, but not necessarily to "open systems", such as living things. His mathematical model of an organism's growth over time, published in 1934, is still in use today.
Works
- Biologie und Medizin, 1946. (in German)
- Robots, Men and Minds, New York: G. Brazilier, 1967. Reviews: G. A. Hilgartnera (World Futures, 1971), Marjorie C. Meehan (JAMA, 1968), T. G. Bever (The American Journal of Psychology, 1971), Alicia Lozano Mascarua (c1974, in Spanish).
- General System Theory: Essays on Its Foundation and Development, rev. ed. New York: George Braziller, 1968.
- Bibliography of Bertalanffy's complete works
Literature
- T.E. Weckowicz, Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901-1972): A Pioneer of General Systems Theory, University of Alberta Center for Systems Research, Working Paper No. 89-2.
