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The Garden in the Machine : The Emerging Science of Artificial Life
by Emmeche, Claus; Sampson, Steven (translator)
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- as new
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0691029032
- ISBN 13
- 9780691029030
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About This Item
Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.: Princeton University Press, 1996. Book. As New. Trade Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 199 pp. What is life? Is it just the biologically familiar-birds, trees, snails, people-or is it an infinitely complex set of patterns that a computer could simulate? What role does intelligence play in separating the organic from the inorganic, the living from the inert? Danish biologist Claus Emmeche wryly outlines many of the challenges and controversies involved in the dynamic and curious science of artificial life, touching on its connections to artificial intelligence, chaos theory, and computational theory. Rather than define answers, Emmeche seeks to ask the right questions..
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- Title
- The Garden in the Machine : The Emerging Science of Artificial Life
- Author
- Emmeche, Claus; Sampson, Steven (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0691029032
- ISBN 13
- 9780691029030
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- BIOLOGY PHILOSOPHY LIFE GENERAL SCIENCE
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