According to the Wikipedia page on the author [1], "[Ashby's] two books, Design for a Brain and An Introduction to Cybernetics, were landmark works. They introd

According to the Wikipedia page on the author [1], "[Ashby's] two books, Design for a Brain and An Introduction to Cybernetics, were landmark works. They introduced exact and logical thinking into the nascent discipline and were highly influential." [1] states that Ashby's work influenced Stafford Beer and Gregory Chaitin. Going back to a discipline's foundational works can be a good way to gain context and understanding. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ross_Ashby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ross_Ashby