Title :
Norbert Wiener: Odd Man Ahead [Keynote]
Author :
Bateson, Mary Catherine
Abstract :
Reports on Norbert Wiener. Wiener coined the word “cybernetics” from the Greek word for steersman, defining it as the “science of communication and control.” He is sometimes called the “father of the computer,” but more important was what is often called systems theory and mainly now belongs to business schools and family therapy.
Keywords :
cybernetics; system theory; Norbert Wiener; cybernetics; systems theory; Biographies; Cybernetics; History; Wiener, Norbert;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MTS.2015.2461184