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W. Ross Ashby (1903–1972)

Author of An Introduction to Cybernetics

8+ Works 277 Members 1 Review 1 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the names: W. Ashby, Ross Ashby, W. R. Ashby, Ross W. Ashby, W. Ross Ashby, William Ross Ashby

Image credit: Credit: Self-portrait, 1955, Stanford

Works by W. Ross Ashby

An Introduction to Cybernetics (1964) 186 copies, 1 review

Design for a Brain: The Origin of Adaptive Behavior (1959) 82 copies

Introducción a la cibernética 2 copies

Design for a Brain: The origin of adaptive behaviour 2 copies

Automata Studies 2 copies

Introducción a la cibernética 1 copy

Wstęp do cybernetyki 1 copy

The Contribution of Information Theory to Pathological Mechanisms in Psychiatry 1 copy

Associated Works

Automata Studies (1956) — Contributor — 28 copies

The Process of Model-Building in the Behavioral Sciences (1972) — Contributor — 8 copies

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Birthdate: 1903-09-06
Date of death: 1972-11-15
Gender: male
Occupations: psychiatrist
psychologist
Cybernetician
Relationships: Klaus Krippendorff (worked with)
Nationality: UK
Associated Place (for map): UK

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Statistics

Works: 8
Also by: 2
Members: 277
Popularity: #83,812
Rating: 4.2

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 16
Languages: 1
Favorited: 1

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