Artificial Life: An Overview
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Artificial life , a field that seeks to increase the role of synthesis in the study of biological phenomena, has great potential, both for unlocking the secrets of life and for raising a host of disturbing issues-scientific and technical as well as philosophical and ethical. This book brings together a series of overview articles that appeared in the first three issues of the groundbreaking journal Artificial Life , along with a new introduction by Christopher Langton, Editor-in-Chief of Artificial Life , founder of the discipline, and Director of the Artificial Life Program at the Santa Fe Institute.
Author: Christopher G. Langton
Format: Hardback, 336 pages, 178mm x 254mm, 953 g
Published: 1995, MIT Press Ltd, United States
Genre: Computing: Professional & Programming
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Artificial life , a field that seeks to increase the role of synthesis in the study of biological phenomena, has great potential, both for unlocking the secrets of life and for raising a host of disturbing issues-scientific and technical as well as philosophical and ethical. This book brings together a series of overview articles that appeared in the first three issues of the groundbreaking journal Artificial Life , along with a new introduction by Christopher Langton, Editor-in-Chief of Artificial Life , founder of the discipline, and Director of the Artificial Life Program at the Santa Fe Institute.
Artificial Life: An Overview