Heinz von Foerster

Heinz von Foerster

(1911–2002) computer scientist Austria

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Heinz von Foerster (1911–2002) was a Austria computer scientist.

About Heinz von Foerster

Heinz von Foerster 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. He is well known for his 1960 Doomsday equation formula published in Science predicting future population growth.

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Awards:

Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna|Guggenheim Fellowship|Viktor Frankl Award

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