Ithiel de Sola Pool
Ithiel de Sola Pool · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Political scientist; pioneer of communications research and computer modeling in social science
1917, New York City, USA — 1984, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
United States
Ithiel de Sola Pool is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Political scientist; pioneer of communications research and computer modeling in social science
Ithiel de Sola Pool was an American political scientist at MIT who pioneered the use of computer modeling and quantitative methods in social science and communications research, and anticipated many effects of networked media in 'Technologies of Freedom' (1983). He came from the distinguished Sephardic Jewish de Sola Pool family; his father was Rabbi David de Sola Pool.
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Political scientist; pioneer of communications research and computer modeling in social science
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Political Philosophy & Science
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