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'''George Spencer-Brown''', also '''George Spencer Brown''' (], ]) was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England and is a ] ]. | '''George Spencer-Brown''', also '''George Spencer Brown''' (], ]) was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England and is a ] ]. | ||
Best known for his Laws of Form, for some the most influential calculus (e.g. ], ], ]), for some plainly incomprehensible and tautologic. He claimed to have proven the ] using his calculus of form and has a patent on an elevator controller. | Best known for his ], for some the most influential calculus (e.g. ], ], ]), for some plainly incomprehensible and tautologic. He claimed to have proven the ] using his calculus of form and has a patent on an elevator controller. | ||
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George Spencer-Brown, also George Spencer Brown (April 2, 1923) was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England and is a British mathematician.
Best known for his Laws of Form, for some the most influential calculus (e.g. Heinz von Foerster, Niklas Luhmann, Francisco Varela), for some plainly incomprehensible and tautologic. He claimed to have proven the four-colour theorem using his calculus of form and has a patent on an elevator controller.
External links
- lawsofform.org is a website dedicated to his life and work.