Information theory and evolution / John Avery.

Author
Avery, John, 1933- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2003.
Description
xiii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    An interdisciplinary discussion of the phenomenon of life, including its origin and evolution (and also human cultural evolution), against the background of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and information theory. It includes a chapter discussing the discipline of bio-information technology.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Pioneers of evolutionary thought
    • Charles Darwin's life and work
    • Molecular biology and evolution
    • Statistical mechanics and information
    • Information flow in biology
    • Cultural evolution and information
    • Information technology
    • Bio-information technology
    • Looking towards the future
    • Appendix A Entropy and information
    • Appendix B Biosemiotics
    • Index.
    ISBN
    • 9812383999 ((alk. paper))
    • 9789812383990 ((alk. paper))
    • 9812384006 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 9789812384003 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2003050156
    OCLC
    52086255
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