Karl Steinbuch

Karl Steinbuch
Born(1917-06-15)June 15, 1917
DiedJune 4, 2005(2005-06-04) (aged 87)
Ettlingen, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Stuttgart
Notable workLernmatrix
Political partyNazi Party
Scientific career
Fieldscomputer science and electrical engineering
InstitutionsStandard Elektrik Lorenz

Karl W. Steinbuch (June 15, 1917 in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt – June 4, 2005 in Ettlingen) was a German computer scientist, cyberneticist, and electrical engineer. He was an early and influential researcher in German computer science, and was the developer of the Lernmatrix, an early implementation of artificial neural networks.

From the late 1960s onwards the focus of his activity shifted from scientific research to right-wing political activism supporting the Neue Rechte.