“The transition from the concept of information in the technical (communication engineering) sense to the semantic (theory of meaning) sense was indeed difficult, if not impossible.” IfsDifficultImpossibleInformationTheoryCommunicationConceptsTransitionEngineering Author:Anatol Rapoport
“In the US. Infantry Manual published during World War II, the soldier was told what to do if a live grenade fell into the trench where he and others were sitting: to wrap himself around the grenade so as to at least save the others. (If no one "volunteered," all would be killed, and there were only a few seconds to decide who would be the hero.)” IfsWorldWarWould BeHeroSittingSoldierWar Of The WorldsSecondsWorld War IiWorld War IWrapsManualsTrenchesGrenadeInfantry Author:Anatol Rapoport
“One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and of the fact that the Whites and the Blacks have more in common with each other than with the players. Suddenly one loses all interest in who will be champion.” IfsLifeWarSoulPlayFactsPeaceInterestLosesCommonPiecesPlayerChessChampion Author:Anatol Rapoport
