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The Origins of Feedback Control

The evolution of the concept of feedback can be traced through three separate ancestral lines: the water clock, the thermostat and mechanisms for controlling windmills

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 223 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “The Origins of Feedback Control” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 223 No. 4 (), p. 110
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1070-110