W. Ross Ashby: a pioneer of systems science

DOI10.1080/03081070802601434MaRDI QIDQ3625482zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors George J. Klir

Publication date 5 May 2009

Published in International Journal of General Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/03081070802601434

zbMATH Keywords

reconstructability analysissystems sciencegeneralised information theorysystems categories

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General systems (93A10)

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• Reminiscences and reflections
• Uncertainty in systems: an autobiographical retrospect

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