Pierre de Latil explained

Pierre de Latil (1903–?) was a French science journalist known for his popular science works, but also as an author of youth literature. He died in 2001.

In 1953 he authored of one of the first introductory works on cybernetics.^[1] He co-authored several essays with Jacques Bergier^[2]

He was a scientific columnist at Le Figaro^[3] and president of the AJSPI (Association des journalistes scientifiques de la presse d’information - the Association of Science Journalists of the News Press)^[4] in 1968.

Works

• Book: Thinking by Machine: A Study of Cybernetics. de Latil, Pierre (translated by Y.M. Golla). Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company. 1957.
  • Original:Book: Pierre de Latil. La Pensée artificielle. Paris: Gallimard. 1953. ^[5]

Notes and References

1. Johnson . C. . 'French' Cybernetics . French Studies . Oxford University Press (OUP) . 69 . 1 . 2014-10-20 . 0016-1128 . 10.1093/fs/knu229 . 60–78. free .
2. e.g. Pierre de Latil et Jacques Bergier, Quinze Hommes Un Secret, Paris, Gallimard, 1956.
3. Web site: The Figure of Prometheus and the Origins of Civilization . The Rutherford Journal . 1945-06-30 . 2019-10-14.
4. Web site: Association des journalistes scientifiques de la presse d'information . AJSPI . fr . . 2019-10-14.
5. Web site: Cybernetics . Monoskop . 2019-10-14.