Investigations / by Stuart A. Kauffman.
Investigations / by Stuart A. Kauffman.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Date
2000.
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N576.8801/1
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English
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xii, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Prolegomenon to a General Biology -- 2. The Origins of Life -- 3. Autonomous Agents -- 4. Propagating Organization -- 5. A Physics of Semantics? -- 6. Emergence and Story: Beyond Newton, Einstein, and Bohr? -- 7. The Nonergodic Universe: The Possibility of New Laws -- 8. Candidate Laws for the Co...
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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England
Date Published
2000.
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"He sets the stages for a technological revolution in the coming decades. Scientists and engineers may soon seek to create autonomous agents - both organic and mechanical - that can not only construct things and work, but also reproduce themselves. Kauffman also lays out a foundation for a new concept of organization, and explores the requirements...
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Investigations / by Stuart A. Kauffman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-272).
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N576.8801/1
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74VvANyK0bgM
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019512104X
019512104X (alk. paper)
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576.8801
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991013627019702626
