Frank Honywill George

Frank Honywill George (2 May 1921 – September 1997) was a British psychologist, cyberneticist and former Professor of Cybernetics and Director of the Institute of Cybernetics at the Brunel University, best known for his 1962 book The Brain as a Computer.[1][2]

George received his MA at the University of Cambridge and his PhD in psychology at the University of Bristol.[3] In 1949 he started his academic career at the University of Bristol, Department of Psychology as lecturer in psychology.[4] In 1968 he was elected first Chairman of the Institution of Computer Sciences of the University of Bristol. In that time he was also working as computer consultant to the NATO,[5] and became fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS)[6] From the early 1970s until the early 1980s George was Professor of Cybernetics and Director of the Institute of Cybernetics at the Brunel University.[7] From late 1970s to early 1990s George was director of the UK Bureau of Information Science.[7][8]

George's research interests concerned cybernetics and related fields.[6] In the 1980s his research ranged from "artificial intelligence; industrial and management cybernetics with emphasis on modelling and heuristic programming approaches to research in organizational behaviour".[9] During his academic career he authored over 20 books ranging from psychology, cybernetics, digital computing and robotics, to philosophy of science.

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References

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  1. ↑ Baron Eric Reginald Lubbock Avebury (1972) Computers and the year 2000. p.12
  2. ↑ "Frank Honywill George". FamilySearch. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. ↑ University of Bristol (1961) Calendar. p.57
  4. ↑ New Scientist. Vol. 13, Nr. 279 (22 maart 1962). ISSN-nummer 0262-4079. p.715
  5. ↑ Frank Honywill George (1981) The science of philosophy. p.330
  6. 1 2 Francis Hodgson (1972) Industrial research in Britain, p. 593
  7. 1 2 Richard Langton Gregory, Oliver Louis Zangwill (1987) The Oxford companion to the mind. p.xi
  8. ↑ M. J. Wright (1992) Advances in digital neural networks. p.313
  9. ↑ T. Archbold, John C. Laidlaw, Jean McKechnie (1984) Engineering research centres: a world directory of organizations and programmes. p.681
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