Ross Ashby's information theory: A bit of history, some solutions to problems, and what we face today

International Journal of General Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-212

  Krippendorff, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication theory; Complexity; Cybernetics; Cyberspace; Decomposition; Electronic artefacts

Indexed keywords

CONTROL THEORY; CYBERNETICS; DECOMPOSITION; INFORMATION THEORY; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; SIGNAL RECONSTRUCTION;

COMMUNICATION THEORY; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; COMPLEXITY; CYBERSPACE; ELECTRONIC ARTEFACTS; INFORMATION MEASURES; THEORETICAL TERMS;

COMPUTERS;

EID: 60749110721     PISSN: 03081079     EISSN: 15635104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081070802621846     Document Type: Article

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