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ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

WOJCIECH W. GASPARSKI (b. 1936), studied at Silesian Technical University, Gliwice (M.Eng. 1959); Polish Academy of Science, Institute of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Warsaw (Dr.Sc. 1969); Warsaw Technical University (Dr.Habil. 1978), associate professor and Head of Design Methodology Unit at the Department of Praxiology of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of Polish Academy of Sciences, scientific secretary of the Committee of the Science of Science. Main fields of interest: praxioIogy, science of science, and design and systems methodology. Member of Design Research Society (U.K.) and Design Methods Group (U.S.A.), as well as of editorial boards of International Journal of General Systems, Design Studies, Metamedicine, Praxiology, Progress in Cybernetics.

EUGENIUSZ GEBLEWICZ (1904-1974), studied philosophy and psychology at Warsaw University, Ph.D. physiology and psychology at Sorbonne; as research fellow discovered so-called Le Grand — Geblewicz optical psycho-physiological phenomenon. Professor of Warsaw, Łódź Univ. and Warsaw Academy of Physical Education, former dir. of Dep. in Min. of Higher School and Education, co-founder of Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Nencki Institute), professor at Institute of History of Science, Education and Technics, Polish Academy of Science. Main fields of interest: psychology, praxiology, science of science.

HENRYK GRENIEWSKI (1903-1972) studied at Jagiellonian University of Cracow (Ph.D. 1926); professor, dean of Economics Faculty of Warsaw Univer-sity, Head of Econometrics Dep. of Polish Academy of Sciences, founder of Polish Cybernetics Society. 1951-1958 professor of logie at Higher School of Pedagogy. Main fields of interest: praxiology, logie, economics, econometry, cybernetics. Main publications : Elementy logiki formalnej (Elements of the Formal Logic) (1955), Elementy logiki indukcji (Elements of the Logic of lnductiori) (1955), Cybernetyka z lotu ptaka (A Bird’s Eye View of Cybernetics) (1963).

JÓZEF KONIECZNY (b. 1936) studied at Warsaw University (Ph.D. 1968), Military Technical Academy, Dr. Sc. 1971, member of standing Committee of Polish Cybernetics Society, associate professor of Military Technical Academy (Dr.habil. 1979). Main points of interest: systems engineering, generał system theory, praxiology, theory of exploitation, logie.

TADEUSZ KOTARBIŃSKI (1886-1981), studied philosophy at Lwów University (Ph.D. 1912). Professor of Warsaw University 1919-1961, professor and rector of Łódź University 1945-1949, member of Polish Academy of Sciences and president 1957-1962, permanent president of Polish Philosophical Society,