Norbert Wiener

Norbert Wiener (November 26, 1894 - March 18, 1964) was an American mathematician, known as the founder of cybernetics. He coined the term in his book Cybernetics or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine (MIT Press, 1948), widely recognized as one of the most important books of contemporary scientific thinking. He is also considered to be the first American-born and American-trained mathematician on an intellectual par with anyone from the traditional bastions of mathematical learning in Europe. His period thus represents a watershed in American mathematics.

Awards and honors

Wiener won the Bôcher Prize in 1933 and the National Medal of Science in 1964, shortly before his death.

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Bôcher Prize - 1933 - National Medal of Science - 1964

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The Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics was endowed in 1967 in honor of Norbert Wiener by MIT's mathematics department and is provided jointly by the American Mathematical Society and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

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Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics - 1967 - American Mathematical Society - Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

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The Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility awarded annually by CPSR, was established in 1987 in honor of Norbert Wiener to recognize contributions by computer professionals to socially responsible use of computers.

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Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility - CPSR - 1987

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The Wiener crater on the far side of the Moon was named for him.

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Wiener crater - Far side - Moon

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