G. Spencer-Brown
British mathematician (1923-2016)
George Spencer-Brown (2 April 1923 – 25 August 2016) was an English polymath. He was best known as the author of Laws of Form.[1][2] He described himself as a "mathematician, consulting engineer, psychologist, educational consultant and practitioner, consulting psychotherapist, author, and poet."[3]
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Born | George Spencer-Brown 2 April 1923 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England |
Died | 25 August 2016 Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England | (aged 93)
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Mathematician |
References
change- ↑ http://www.lawsofform.org/gsb/vita.html
- ↑ Spencer Brown, George (1957): Probability and Scientific Interference, London.
- ↑ Brief bio of G. Spencer-Brown.
Other websites
change- G Spencer-Brown: Laws of Form Archived 2007-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, website with Tutorial, Flash animations, downloads.
- Richard Shoup's website devoted to Spencer-Brown, his work, and related ideas. Includes an extensive bibliography of the secondary literature on Laws of Form.
- Brief bio of G. Spencer-Brown.
- Draw a distinction... The space of imagination based on Spencer-Brown.
- Kauffman, Louis H., "Reformulating the Map Color Theorem".
- Transcript of Spencer-Brown's talks at Esalen, 1973.
- http://iconicmath.com/