Douglas T. Ross vs. Kenneth Boulding
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Douglas T. Ross
1929 – 2007
Douglas Taylor "Doug" Ross was an American computer scientist pioneer, and chairman of SofTech, Inc. He is most famous for originating the term CAD for computer-aided design, and is considered to be the father of Automatically Programmed Tools (APT), a programming language to drive numerical control in manufacturing. His later work focused on a pseudophilosophy he developed and named Plex.
"A general theme for what I'm trying to convey and what actually drove me and my very industrious and creative project members over all these years, is... that t…"
Kenneth Boulding
1910 – 1993
Kenneth Ewart Boulding was an English-born American economist, educator, peace activist, and interdisciplinary philosopher. Boulding was the author of two citation classics: The Image: Knowledge in Life and Society (1956) and Conflict and Defense: A General Theory (1962). He was co-founder of general systems theory and founder of numerous ongoing intellectual projects in economics and social science.
"Economists can take a good deal of credit for the stabilization policies which have been followed in most Western countries since 1945 with considerable success…"
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