Pierre de Latil

Pierre de Latil (*1905) was a French science journalist known for his popular science works, but also as an author of youth literature.

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
  • de Latil, Pierre (translated by Y.M. Golla) (1957). Thinking by Machine: A Study of Cybernetics. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company.
    • Original:Pierre de Latil (1953). La Pensée artificielle. Paris: Gallimard.[5]
gollark: <@345264153411190796> I'm curious, how is that destroying the world?
gollark: Good.
gollark: I made a cow electromagnet.
gollark: Explosions would cause... explosions, which I don't want, and my NCDE spell is somewhat glitchy still!
gollark: Exactly! Since I have no power limits because of using this creative device, I can basically throw them upward at 1000 somethings!

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