inControl ep6 - Norbert Wiener and Cybernetics
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Oct 17, 2022 Discover the fascinating life of Norbert Wiener, the founding father of cybernetics. Explore his prodigious academic journey and groundbreaking contributions in communication and control theory. Dive deep into his dynamic collaboration with Arturo Rosenbluth, highlighting their innovative discussions on feedback mechanisms. Learn about the philosophical implications of Wiener's work, which bridged biology and technology, and find out how his ethical principles shaped his legacy in the world of science.
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Early Home Training Shaped Wiener
- Leo Wiener trained Norbert intensively at home, teaching languages and sciences from an early age.
- This upbringing propelled Norbert into college at age 11 and shaped his precocious academic path.
Rapid Academic Rise And Emancipation
- Norbert earned a BA at 15 and later a PhD at 19 after moving between zoology, philosophy, and mathematics.
- His Harvard fellowship funded study with Bertrand Russell and marked his first real independence from his father.
Wiener Process Revolutionized Stochastic Modeling
- Wiener formalized Brownian motion and showed its sample paths are nowhere differentiable.
- This result made the Wiener process a central stochastic model across math, physics, and engineering.
