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Original Articles

W. Ross Ashby: a pioneer of systems science

Pages 175-188 | Received 13 Feb 2008, Accepted 27 Aug 2008, Published online: 30 Jan 2009
 

Abstract

An overview of those W. Ross Ashby's ideas that contributed to the emergence of systems science is presented in this paper from my personal perspective. Ashby's visible influence on three research areas in systems science that I have pursued for many years is discussed in more detail.

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