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Heinz von Foerster

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Birth Date

November 13, 1911

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria

Date of Death

October 2, 2002

Biography

Heinz von Foerster (1911-2002) 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 Advancement of Science, 1980.

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