A Landmark in the History of Science

Autor. Carlos E. Maldonado

This paper presents and discusses an authentic landmark in the history of science, namely
H. v. Foerster’s Cybernetics of Cybernetics, 1974, a most fundamental book based on the
students’ notes. This is a book rarely known even by many specialists. This paper claims
that von Foerster’s book constitutes a unique achievement in the history of science and provides
reasons. A thorough presentation is introduced that brings a complete panorama of
concepts, problems and approaches.