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William Ross Ashby
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1903 – 1972
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Who was William Ross Ashby?
W. Ross Ashby was an English psychiatrist and a pioneer in cybernetics, the study of complex systems. His first name was not used: he was known as Ross Ashby.
His two books, Design for a Brain and An Introduction to Cybernetics, were landmark works. They introduced exact and logical thinking into the nascent discipline and were highly influential.
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- Born
- Sep 6, 1903
Lewisham - Also known as
- W. Ross Ashby
- Nationality
- England
- Education
- Edinburgh Academy
(1917 - 1921) - Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
(1921 - 1928) - Doctor of Medicine, University of Cambridge
( - 1935)
- Edinburgh Academy
- Lived in
- London
(1903 - 1972) - Tockington
(1970 - 1972/11/15)
- London
- Died
- Nov 15, 1972
Tockington
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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