When1: 1879
Who: Felix Lincke [Lincke, Felix]
What: engineer/inventor
Where: Germany
works\ mechanical relay [1879]
Detail: He lived 1840 to 1917 and studied feedback loops {mechanical relay}. Loops {feedback loop} can continuously measure output {indicator, feedback}, modify feedback-loop input {executive organ, feedback}, connect indicator and executive organ {transmitter, feedback}, and supply energy {motor, feedback}. Difference between intended goal and indicator measurement modifies feedback-loop input, to bring system output nearer to goal.
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