Title :
Defining the Computer: Herbert Simon and the Bureaucratic Mind--Part 1
Author_Institution :
Oklahoma Univ., Norman, OK
Abstract :
Herbert Simon understood the computer, the organization, and the individual mind as being "species of the genus information processor." By defining the computer in this way - in a new understanding of mind and machine - Simon hoped to provide answers to the problems of choice and control in complex systems. Part 1 discusses Simon\´s work before he came to computing. Part 2 covers Simon\´s early work in computer science.
Keywords :
computer science; large-scale systems; bureaucratic mind; complex systems; computer science; genus information processor; Communication system control; Computer science; Control systems; Educational institutions; Electrical equipment industry; Hardware; Industrial relations; Nails; Operating systems; Software systems; Allen Newell; Herbert A. Simon; artificial intelligence; cognitive science; context for computing; cybernetics; operations research; organization theory;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2008.18
