Werner E. Reichardt
Werner Ernst Reichardt | |
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Werner Reichardt, 1982 | |
| Born | 30 January 1924 |
| Died | 18 September 1992 (aged 68) |
| Education | Technische Universität Berlin Fritz Haber Institute |
| Known for | Reichardt detectors |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cybernetics, physics, biology |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics |
| Doctoral advisor | Ernst Ruska |
| Other academic advisors | Max von Laue Max Delbrück Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer |
| Doctoral students | Hermann Wagner |
| Other notable students | Tomaso Poggio (postdoc) |
Werner E. Reichardt (30 January 1924 – 18 September 1992) was a German physicist and biologist who helped to establish the field of biological cybernetics. He co-founded the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, and the Journal of Biological Cybernetics.