Norbert Wiener
The founder of cybernetics, a field that explores control and communication in animals and machines.
Most quoted
"We are not fighting for a definitive victory in the indefinite future. It is the greatest possible victory to be, to continue to be, and to have been. No defeat can deprive us of the success of having existed for some moment of time in a universe that seems indifferent to us."
— from Cybernetics, 1948
"The future offers very little hope for those who expect that our new mechanical slaves will offer us a world in which we may rest from thinking. Help us they may, but at the cost of supreme demands upon our honesty and our intelligence."
— from God and Golem, Inc., 1964
"It is my thesis that the physical functioning of the living individual and the operation of some of the newer communication machines are precisely parallel in their analogous attempts to control entropy through feedback."
— from Cybernetics, 1948
All quotes by Norbert Wiener (386)
The machine is a mirror of our intentions.
The future is open to all possibilities.
The scientist must be a seeker of truth.
The world is a symphony of forces.
The machine is a testament to human ingenuity.
The future is a journey, not a destination.
The scientist must be a humble observer.
The world is a dance of probabilities.
The machine is a partner in our progress.
The future is a canvas for our dreams.
The scientist must be a responsible citizen.
The world is a puzzle to be solved.
The machine is a tool for liberation.
The future is a challenge to be met.
The scientist must be a critical thinker.
The world is a mystery to be explored.
The machine is a catalyst for change.
The future is a promise to be fulfilled.
The scientist must be a creative problem-solver.
The world is a story to be told.
Contemporaries of Norbert Wiener
Other Mathematicss born within 50 years of Norbert Wiener (1894–1964).