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19481940s
Norbert Wiener
Mathematician who originated the field of cybernetics, studying feedback and control.
Organizations
MITAberdeen Proving Ground
Major Achievements
- •Published 'Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine' (1948).
- •Formalized the concept of feedback loops in control systems, heavily influencing robotics.
- •Conducted critical wartime research on automated anti-aircraft targeting systems.
Key Papers
- Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine
Norbert Wiener · MIT Press · 1948
- Behavior, Purpose and Teleology
Arturo Rosenblueth, Norbert Wiener, Julian Bigelow · Philosophy of Science · 1943
Videos
Information Wants To Be Free:Norbert Wiener & AT&T
Massachusetts School of Law at Andover