Frank Honywill George

Frank Honywill George (2 May 1921 – September 1997) was a British psychologist, cyberneticist and former Professor of Cybernetics and Director of the Institute of Cybernetics at the Brunel University, best known for his 1962 book The Brain as a Computer.^[1][2]

George received his MA at the University of Cambridge and his PhD in psychology at the University of Bristol.^[3] In 1949 he started his academic career at the University of Bristol, Department of Psychology as lecturer in psychology.^[4] In 1968 he was elected first Chairman of the Institution of Computer Sciences of the University of Bristol. In that time he was also working as computer consultant to the NATO,^[5] and became fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS)^[6] From the early 1970s until the early 1980s George was Professor of Cybernetics and Director of the Institute of Cybernetics at the Brunel University.^[7] From late 1970s to early 1990s George was director of the UK Bureau of Information Science.^[7][8]

George's research interests concerned cybernetics and related fields.^[6] In the 1980s his research ranged from "artificial intelligence; industrial and management cybernetics with emphasis on modelling and heuristic programming approaches to research in organizational behaviour".^[9] During his academic career he authored over 20 books ranging from psychology, cybernetics, digital computing and robotics, to philosophy of science.

Publications

Books, a selection:

• 1962. The Brain As A Computer Pergamon Press.
• 1964. Psychology for Everyman. With Larry Seymour Skurnik. Penguin Books
• 1966. An introduction to digital computing
• 1971. Cybernetics,Teach Yourself Books
• 1974. The robots are coming With John D. Humphries.
• 1970. Science and the crisis in society
• 1976. The foundations of cybernetics
• 1977. Cybernetics and the Environment. Elek.
• 1977. Precision, language and logic, Pergamon Press.
• 1981. The science of philosophy
• 1985. Purposive Behavior and Teleological Functions. With Les Johnson. Gordon & Breach Publishing Group.
• 1986. Artificial intelligence: its philosophy and neural context

References

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