Laws of the Game: How the Principles of Nature Govern Chance - Softcover

Eigen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140551425 ISBN 13: 9780140551426

Publisher: Penguin Putnam~trade, 1983

Synopsis

xiv 347p paperback with illustrated cover, spine, cover and edges quite yellowed but pages clean with diagrams, very good

About this title

From the Back Cover

Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, Nobel laureate Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler show how the elements of chance and rules underlie all that happens in the universe, from genetic behavior through economic growth to the composition of music. To illustrate their argument, the authors turn to classic games - backgammon, bridge, and chess - and relate them to physical, biological, and social applications of probability theory and number theory. Further, they have invented, and present here, more than a dozen playable games derived from scientific models for equilibrium, selection, growth, and even the composition of RNA. These games, complete with instructions and boards in color, are a source of learning and entertainment.

About the Author

Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler are scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry. In 1967 Eigen received the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Putnam~trade
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0140551425
• ISBN 13: 9780140551426
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English