W. Ross Ashby
English psychiatrist (1903–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Ross Ashby (6 September 1903 – 15 November 1972) was an English psychiatrist and a pioneer in cybernetics, the study of the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things. His first name was not used: he was known as Ross Ashby.[1]: 91
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Born | (1903-09-06)6 September 1903 London, England |
Died | 15 November 1972(1972-11-15) (aged 69) |
Known for | Cybernetics, Law of Requisite Variety, Principle of Self-organization |
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Fields | Psychiatry, Cybernetics, Systems theory |
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His two books, Design for a Brain and An Introduction to Cybernetics, introduced exact and logical thinking into the brand new discipline of cybernetics and were highly influential.[1]: 93 These "missionary works" along with his technical contributions made Ashby "the major theoretician of cybernetics after Wiener".[2][3]: 28