Heinz von Foerster
Austrian-American scientist and mathematician
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Heinz von Foerster was an Austrian-American scientist combining physics and philosophy, and widely attributed as the originator of second-order cybernetics. He was twice a Guggenheim fellow and also was a fellow of the American Association for the... Wikipedia
Born: November 13, 1911, Vienna, Austria
Died: October 2, 2002 (age 90 years), Pescadero, CA
Parents: Lilith Lang and Emil von Förster
Known for: Von Foerster equation; Second-order cybernetics; Computer science; Artificial intelligence; Epistemology; Biophysics
