# Information Is Not Matter or Energy by Norbert Wiener > "Information is information, not matter or energy." > **— Norbert Wiener**, *Cybernetics (1948)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Cybernetics (1948). ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Norbert Wiener|Norbert Wiener]] - [[wiki/Information Theory|Information Theory]] - [[wiki/Information Inheritance|Information Inheritance]] - [[wiki/Reference Information vs Individual State|Reference Information vs Individual State]] - [[wiki/Heritable Information|Heritable Information]] - [[wiki/Semantic Preservation|Semantic Preservation]] - [[wiki/Information Asymmetry|Information Asymmetry]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Information is information, not matter or energy." — Norbert Wiener, Cybernetics (1948) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-norbert-wiener-information-not-matter-energy ```