Systemics and cybernetics in a historical perspective

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-219

  François, Charles ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

General systems history; Semantic network; Systemic and cybernetic language; Systemic epistemology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033132229     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1743(199905/06)16:3<203::AID-SRES210>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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