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Overview
Introduces the pioneers of complexity theory—from Heinz Pagels to Brian Arthur—examines the theory's components, and explains its value in the effort to achieve a unification of the life sciences. By the author of Bones of Contention.Complexity theory holds that at the root of all complex systems lie a few simple rules that will yield a grand unification of the life sciences. Lewin personalizes a dramatic story of scientific discovery that includes explorations by such diverse scientists as Stephen Jay Gould, Edward O. Wilson, and James Lovelock. Photos. Index.
Editorials
Ian Stewart
[Complexity] is that curious mix of complication and organization that we find throughout the natural and human worlds: the workings of a cell, the structure of the brain, the behavior of the stock market, the shifts of political power....[I]t is time science....think about meaning as well as counting information....This is the core of the complexity manifesto. Read it, think about it....but don't ignore it.— Nature
Book Details
Published
February 1, 1994
Publisher
New York : Collier Books ; 1993.
Pages
208
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780020147954