At home in the universe : the search for laws of self-organization and complexity / Stuart Kauffman.
At home in the universe : the search for laws of self-organization and complexity / Stuart Kauffman.
At home in the universe : the search for laws of self-organization and complexity / Stuart Kauffman.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
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T0386766
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English
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viii, 321 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. At Home in the Universe -- 2. The Origins of Life -- 3. We the Expected -- 4. Order for Free -- 5. The Mystery of Ontogeny -- 6. Noah's Vessel -- 7. The Promised Land -- 8. High-Country Adventures -- 9. Organisms and Artifacts -- 10. An Hour upon the Stage -- 11. In Search of Excellence -- 12. An...
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1995.
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Summary
A major scientific revolution has begun, a new paradigm that rivals Darwin's theory in importance. At its heart is the discovery of the order that lies deep within the most complex of systems, from the origin of life, to the workings of giant corporations, to the rise and fall of great civilizations. And more than anyone else, this revolution is th...
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At home in the universe : the search for laws of self-organization and complexity / Stuart Kauffman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-306) and index.
Transferred from N577/63.
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T0386766
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0195111303 (Oxford pbk.)
9780195095999 (acid-free paper)
0195095995 (acid-free paper)
9780195095999 (Oxford University Press)
0195095995 (Oxford University Press)
9780670847358 (Viking)
0670847356 (Viking)
9780195111309 (Oxford pbk.)
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577
576.83
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991003231449702626
