Emergence by John Holland
In this important book, John H. Holland dramatically shows us that the emergence" of order from disorder has much to teach us about life, mind and organizations. Creative activities in both the arts and the sciences depend upon an ability to model the world. The most creative of those models exhibits emergent properties, so that what comes out is more than what goes in." From the ingenious checkers-playing computer that started beating its creator in game after game, to the emotive creations of the poet, Emergence shows that Holland's theory successfully predicts many complex behaviours in art and science.
John H. Holland holds joint appointments in the Electrical Engineering and Psychology Departments of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is known worldwide as the father of genetic algorithms" and as one of the deans of complexity studies" at the Santa Fe Institute. He is the author of the ground-breaking book Hidden Order: How Adaptation Builds Complexity (also from Perseus Books).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780738201429 |
| ISBN 10 | 0738201421 |
| Title | Emergence |
| Author | John Holland |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Basic Books |
| Year published | 1999-04-23 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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