Heinz and Stafford: A tribute to Heinz von Foerster and Stafford Beer

Abstract

In June 1996, Stafford Beer and Heinz von Foerster were invited to Colombia to contribute to a number of events, among others to a symposium about second‐order auditing organized by the National Controller's Office of Colombia in Cartagena de Indias. As part of the occasion, they visited Mompox, a colonial town in the delta of the Magdalena river. During that trip, the author met Stafford and from there on she developed a special relationship with him, similar to that she already had with Heinz. The sad death of both great men of cybernetics within a short period of time was the origin of this tribute.

Citation

Donoso, R. (2004), "Heinz and Stafford: A tribute to Heinz von Foerster and Stafford Beer", Kybernetes, Vol. 33 No. 3/4, pp. 659-667. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920410523634