At Home in the Universe: The Search for Laws of Self-Organization and ComplexityKauffman, Stuart
9780671872342
Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
M. Mitchell Waldrop
ISBN 10: 0671872346 / 0-671-87234-6
ISBN 13: 9780671872342
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Softcover
ISBN 13: 9780671872342
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Softcover
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Science magazine reporter Waldrop introduces researchers--rebellious graduate students, Nobel laureates, and pragmatic businessmen--who are formulating surprising answers to complex questions about the universe. Line drawings.
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