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Cybernetics and development.
Title:
Cybernetics and development.
Author:
Apter, Michael J.
ISBN:
9780080114316
9781483155111
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Edition:
[1st ed.].
Publication Information:
Oxford, Pergamon Press [1966]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 188 pages) illustrations.
Series:
International series of monographs on pure and applied biology. Division: Zoology, v. 29
International series of monographs on pure and applied biology. Division, Zoology ; v. 29.
Contents:
Front Cover; Cybernetics and Development; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. THE CYBERNETIC APPROACH; Introduction; The Nature of Cybernetics; Criticisms of Cybernetics; References; CHAPTER 2. THE PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPMENT; The Relevance of Cybernetics; Background in Biology; An Axiomatisation of Development; Some Basic Problems; References; CHAPTER 3. CYBERNETICS AND DEVELOPMENT; Cybernetic Models of Development; Models of Self-reproduction; Evolution, Learning, and Development; References; CHAPTER 4. INFORMATION THEORY AND DEVELOPMENT
Amount of Information in the OrganismChanges in Information Content during Development; Preformation and Epigenesis; General Discussion; References; CHAPTER 5. DEVELOPMENT ON THE COMPUTER; Programming Development; Some Basic Models; Towards Greater Complexity; References; CHAPTER 6. GROWING AUTOMATA NETS; Design for a Zygote; Some Algorithms for Development; The Nucleus and its Environments; References; CHAPTER 7. THE CONTROL OF PATTERN; A Model of Pattern Control; A Genetic Interpretation of the Model; References; CHAPTER 8. DISCUSSION; Self-reference in Development
Development into ComplexityPossibilities for Further Research; Concluding Remarks; References; APPENDIX 1: NATIONAL-ELLIOTT 803 INSTRUCTION CODE; APPENDIX 2: INFORMATION THEORY; References; APPENDIX 3: TURING MACHINES; References; APPENDIX 4: THE JACOB AND MONOD WORK; References; INDEX
Abstract:
Cybernetics and Development deals with the ways in which growing and developing biological systems control themselves during development. It is a preliminary attempt to apply some of the insights and techniques of cybernetics to the problem of understanding such development and its control. The book begins with a discussion of the nature of cybernetics and its methods. Separate chapters cover the use of cybernetics in the field of biological development; previous work in the area of cybernetics related to automata theory; and the application of information theory to development. Subsequent c.
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ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080114316Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q310 .A65 1966 | 1176310-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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