Artificial Worlds: Computers, Complexity, and the Riddle of Life

by Richard Morris

Book Overview

At the cutting edge of discovery, an exciting, new branch of research, called the "sciences of complexity, offers novel ways to explore such provocative questions. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073820871X
• ISBN13: 9780738208718
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

for the Biology Scientist who wants to make computer models

This book is a must for the Biology scientist knowing a little about computers and how they work, if you want to study the Evolution and nature of life on a computer. I found it so overwhelming that I decided to become a Biology scientist and focus my life on making simulations of the Evolution of Life by making computer models. So many things to discover! So little time!

Computers and evolution

I am writing review this because a previous review may mislead some people. This book does not claim to deal with Artificial Life; instead, computers are used to provide a better understanding of life's processes, especially evolution. Given that this is the stated objective of the author, the book is excellent, well written, and rich with examples.I have purchased multiple copies of this book because I have "loaned" my copies to people interested in computational evolution. When I leave administration, I would like to teach a course in evolution, and if it is not too far in the future, I will require this book as outside reading.