International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics
- International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics
The book International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics is an encyclopedia for systems theory, cybernetics, the complex systems science and the interdisciplinary applications in a variety of areas, such as engineering, biology, medicine and social sciences. This book is the first specialized glossary in this field, and gives an overview more than 40 years developments in the field of Systems and Cybernetics.
This book offers a collection of more than 3000 keywords and articles of Systems and Cybernetics. Many items contain quotes from authors from the field.
The book is edited by Belgian systems scientist and diplomat Charles François with an Academic board including members such as John N. Warfield, Robert Trappl, Ranulph Glanville, Heiner Benking, Anthony J.N. Judge, Markus Schwaninger, Gerhard Chroust, G. A. Swanson and Stuart Umpleby.
The first edition was published in 1997 in one volume with 450 pages by publisher K.G. Saur in Munich. The second edition was published in 2004 in two volumes and 741 pages by the same publisher. This updated consisted of 1700 articles, some of them with figures, tables and diagrams, and 1500 bibliographical references. [ [http://benking.de/systems/encyclopedia/ Encyclopedia ] ]
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* Reference to [http://wwwu.uni-klu.ac.at/gossimit/ifsr/francois/encyclopedia.htm International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics] , edited by Charles François, (1997) München: K. G. Saur.
* [http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/71007362/ABSTRACT Book review] : International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, by: John P. van Gigch.
* [http://benking.de/encyclopedia/ Some general references] and terms in the 2nd edition
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