The American inventor of cybernetics theory, Norbert Wiener, for example, is frequently depicted as the archetypal absent-minded professor. It is said he once lost his way walking home from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He came across a small girl in the street and asked if she could give him directions. “Yes, daddy,” she replied, “I’ll take you home.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The American inventor of cybernetics theory, Norbert Wiener, for example, is frequently depicted as the archetypal absent-minded professor. It is said he once lost his way walking home from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He came across a small girl in the street and asked if she could give him directions. “Yes, daddy,” she replied, … <\/p>\n