By Chloe Attrell
Title: George T. Jacobi Papers, 1944-1985
ID: 11/6/41
Extent: 1.0 cubic feet
Date Acquired: 11/13/2020
Papers of George T. Jacobi. Contains correspondence, publications, lecture and speech recording and transcripts, reports, and course notebooks. Contents document Jacobi's work for General Electric, contributions to cybernetics and computer engineering, and personal literary writings.
The University of Minnesota's Charles Babbage Institute additionally holds George T. Jacobi's papers.
Repository: University of Illinois Archives
Other Note: According to his spouse, Jacobi was on the Board of Engineers at the University of Illinois and had an interest in cybernetics. She wanted these particular materials to come here because of her husband’s interest in cybernetics and appreciation for the work of Heinz von Foerster and the Biological Computer Laboratory.
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1106041.pdf
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