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Max Bense, a German philosopher, developed his Information Aesthetics theory between the late 1950s to the early 1960s. This groundbreaking concept focused on the development of scientific measures that would bring objectivity to aesthetics. He was able to link art and rationality by applying mathematics to his theory. This opened the door to a new understanding about digital art. Bense's theory provided a new framework in which art could be objective and not externally influenced. Frieder Nake and Georg Nees were scientist-artists. Bense's Information Aesthetics influenced Michael Noll as they explored how algorithms could be used to create visual art....