Fuzzification of systems : the genesis of fuzzy set theory and its initial applications - developments up to the 1970s /

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Author / Creator:	Seising, Rudolf, 1961-
Uniform title:	Fuzzifizierung der Systeme. English
Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xxv, 412 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in fuzziness and soft computing, 1434-9922 ; v. 216 Studies in fuzziness and soft computing ; v. 216.
Subject:	Fuzzy sets. Set theory. Fuzzy sets. Set theory. Computers -- history. Fuzzy Logic.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11066624

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ISBN:	9783540717959 3540717951 9783540717942 3540717943
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-389) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	In 1965 Lotfi Zadeh, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of California in Berkeley, published the first of his papers on his new Fuzzy Set Theory. Since the 1980s this mathematical theory of "unsharp amounts" has been applied in many different fields with great success. The word "fuzzy" has also become very well-known among non-scientists thanks to extensive advertising campaigns for fuzzy-controlled household appliances and to their prominent presence in the media, first in Japan and then in other countries. On the other hand, the story of how Fuzzy Set Theory and its earliest applications originated remains largely unknown. In this book, the history of Fuzzy Set Theory and the ways it was first used are incorporated into the history of 20th century science and technology. Influences from philosophy, system theory and cybernetics stemming from the earliest part of the 20th century are considered alongside those of communication and control theory from mid-century. Today, Fuzzy Set Theory is the core discipline of "soft computing," and provides new impetus for research in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
Other form:	Print version: Seising, Rudolf, 1961- Fuzzifizierung der Systeme. English. Fuzzification of systems. Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2007 9783540717942 3540717943

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