Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1911-11-13
Day of Death
2002-10-02
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria
Heinz von Foerster
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.