Gordon Pask, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gordon Pask

British psychologist

Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1928

Place of Birth: Derby, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1996

Profession: psychologist, university teacher, cyberneticist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Andrew Gordon Speedie Pask (28 June 1928 – 29 March 1996) was an English author, inventor, educational theorist, cybernetician and psychologist who made significant contributions to cybernetics, instructional psychology, experimental epistemology and educational technology.
Pask first learned about cybernetics in the early 1950s when the originator of the subject, Norbert Wiener, spoke at Cambridge University, where Pask was an undergraduate student.
Pask was asked to be of assistance during Wiener's talk.Holding three doctorate degrees, Pask published more than 250 journal articles, books, patents and technical reports from funding from United States Armed Forces, the British Ministry of Defence, the British Home Office and the British Road Research Laboratory.
He taught at the University of Illinois, Old Dominion University, Concordia University, Open University, University of New Mexico, Architectural Association School of Architecture and MIT.