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Life's Other Secret
Life's Other Secret: The New Mathematics of the Living World
Ian Stewart
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 0471296511   Edition: Paperback; 1999-01-13

Summary:

"Stewart writes with such compelling clarity that general readers can
share in the intellectual daring of his perspective."—Booklist An
invitation to a hidden world In Life’s Other Secret, mathematician
and award-winning science writer Ian Stewart reveals the way
mathematics describes the origin, structure, and evolution of life.
Featuring a sumptuous gallery of color illustrations demonstrating
nature’s intricate wonders, here is an intriguing invitation to enter
a world deeper than DNA, a world where number series bloom in
springtime and equations gallop across the plains. From the latest
theory of how life started to the rules governing the shapes into
which animals grow to the ancient patterns of evolution, Stewart
illuminates the fundamental forces that shape our world.

Book Details:

Physical Description: 6.2"x9.2"x0.8"; 285 pages; 1.0 lb
Edition Info: Paperback; 1999-01-13

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