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19521950s
W. Ross Ashby
Psychiatrist and pioneer of cybernetics exploring complex biological systems machines.
Organizations
Burden Neurological InstituteUniversity of Illinois
Major Achievements
- •Authored 'Design for a Brain' (1952) and 'An Introduction to Cybernetics' (1956).
- •Invented the Homeostat, an electro-mechanical device demonstrating ultra-stability and adaptation.
- •Formulated the Law of Requisite Variety in complex systems control.