Heinz von Foerster

Birthday: November 13th, 1911 Date of Death: October 2nd, 2002 Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

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.