Michael wrote...
> Doug, check also the work of John Holland (SFI, U of Michigan) and
> his recent book on complexity - I don't have the title at hand but
> can find it if anybody wants and has problems locating it.
The book is:
"Hidden Order - How Adaptation Builds Complexity" by John H. Holland
Addison-Wesley, 1995 24.00 USD
ISBN 0-201-40793-0
You may also try...
"Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems" by John H. Holland
MIT Press, 1992, 1995 [1st edition printed 1975 by U of Mich]
ISBN 0-262-58111-6 16.95 USD
The later book is more difficult.
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