Re: The current definition of "extropy"

From: Sean Hastings (whysean@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Dec 16 1996 - 13:19:48 MST

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>
> Note: While I have been giving the definitions for years, it was Tom Morrow
> who originally coined the term based on our discussions together, not me.
>
> Max
>

I just read Robert A. Wilson's 'Prometheus Rising' (1971?) in which he
uses the term 'negentropy', and applies it to both person and society.

Was this the original inspiration for 'extropy'?

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