Date of Birth:

Nov 13, 1911 (114 years)

Place of Birth:

Vienna, Austria

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.