 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
INFORMATION, ENTROPY AND PROGRESS
NEW EVOLUTIONARY PARADIGM |
| By: |
Professor Robert U. Ayres |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
|
£55.99 |
|
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
0883189119 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780883189115 |
| Publisher: |
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS |
| Pub. date: |
8 May, 1997 |
| Pages: |
301 |
| Description: |
This text examines evolution on several scales, from the Earth and its geology and chemistry, to living organisms, to social and economic systems, the manufacturing process, and the labour structure. |
| Synopsis: |
Market: Those in economics, especially thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, cybernetics, information theory, resource use, and evolutionary economic behavior. This book presents an innovative and challenging look at evolution on several scales, from the earth and its geology and chemistry to living organisms to social and economic systems. Applying the principles of thermodynamics and the concepts of information gathering and self- organization, the author characterizes the direction of evolution in each case as an accumulation of "distinguishability" information--a type of universal knowledge. |
| Illustrations: |
biography |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
American Institute of Physics |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB)
Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
|
|
All the Things We Carry PB
What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
|
|
|
|