The Resource Life's other secret : the new mathematics of the living world, Ian Stewart
Life's other secret : the new mathematics of the living world, Ian Stewart
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- Summary
- "Is there an underlying set of principles that connects the pattern of a tiger's stripes with the design of a butterfly's wings? Are there hidden laws of life that lie deeper than DNA?" "According to award-winning science writer Ian Stewart, the answer is yes, and the hidden rules are called mathematics. In Life's Other Secret, Stewart exploits a realm of pattern and beauty that links the pulse of life with the creative enterprise of mathematics." "Pointing to what he describes as an exaggerated emphasis on the power of DNA in determining the shape and behavior of life-forms, Stewart compares DNA to a recipe book of ingredients, quantities, and sequences: very useful, but far from a complete plan of the final result. Beneath the genes lies the rich texture of the physical universe with its deep patterns, forms, structures, processes, and systems - a world of infinite subtlety that can be described only through mathematics. Genes may move a life-form in a specific direction, but it is the mathematical laws of chemistry and physics that control an organism's response to its genetic instructions." "With the visionary work of the zoologist D'Arcy Thompson as his touchstone, Stewart unfolds a series of dazzling mathematical patterns in the organic world: the ethereal spiral of the nautilus shell, the fluid forms of a jellyfish, the boastful beauty of the peacock's tail, and the amazing numerology of floral petals. He leads us to a place where number and nature coalesce, and where the order of mathematics manifests itself in life."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 285 pages, [8] pages of plates
- Contents
-
- ch. 5.
- Artificial life
- ch. 6.
- Flowers for Fibonacci
- ch. 7.
- Morphogens and Mona Lisas
- ch. 8.
- Peacock's tale
- ch. 9.
- Walk on the wild side
- ch. 1.
- ch. 10.
- Exaltation of boids
- ch. 11.
- Reef wars
- ch. 12.
- In search of secrets
- What is life?
- ch. 2.
- Before life began
- ch. 3.
- Frozen accident
- ch. 4.
- Oxygen menace
- Isbn
- 9780471296515
- Label
- Life's other secret : the new mathematics of the living world
- Title
- Life's other secret
- Title remainder
- the new mathematics of the living world
- Statement of responsibility
- Ian Stewart
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Is there an underlying set of principles that connects the pattern of a tiger's stripes with the design of a butterfly's wings? Are there hidden laws of life that lie deeper than DNA?" "According to award-winning science writer Ian Stewart, the answer is yes, and the hidden rules are called mathematics. In Life's Other Secret, Stewart exploits a realm of pattern and beauty that links the pulse of life with the creative enterprise of mathematics." "Pointing to what he describes as an exaggerated emphasis on the power of DNA in determining the shape and behavior of life-forms, Stewart compares DNA to a recipe book of ingredients, quantities, and sequences: very useful, but far from a complete plan of the final result. Beneath the genes lies the rich texture of the physical universe with its deep patterns, forms, structures, processes, and systems - a world of infinite subtlety that can be described only through mathematics. Genes may move a life-form in a specific direction, but it is the mathematical laws of chemistry and physics that control an organism's response to its genetic instructions." "With the visionary work of the zoologist D'Arcy Thompson as his touchstone, Stewart unfolds a series of dazzling mathematical patterns in the organic world: the ethereal spiral of the nautilus shell, the fluid forms of a jellyfish, the boastful beauty of the peacock's tail, and the amazing numerology of floral petals. He leads us to a place where number and nature coalesce, and where the order of mathematics manifests itself in life."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1945-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stewart, Ian
- Dewey number
- 570/.1/51
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH323.5
- LC item number
- .S74 1998
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Biomathematics
- Biomatemática
- Biomathématiques
- Biomathematics
- Evolutietheorie
- Wiskundige methoden
- Biologie
- Biomathematik
- Muster
- Label
- Life's other secret : the new mathematics of the living world, Ian Stewart
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-270) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- ch. 5.
- Artificial life
- ch. 6.
- Flowers for Fibonacci
- ch. 7.
- Morphogens and Mona Lisas
- ch. 8.
- Peacock's tale
- ch. 9.
- Walk on the wild side
- ch. 1.
- ch. 10.
- Exaltation of boids
- ch. 11.
- Reef wars
- ch. 12.
- In search of secrets
- What is life?
- ch. 2.
- Before life began
- ch. 3.
- Frozen accident
- ch. 4.
- Oxygen menace
- Control code
- ocm37211069
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 285 pages, [8] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780471296515
- Lccn
- 97018152
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o37211069
- (OCoLC)37211069
- Label
- Life's other secret : the new mathematics of the living world, Ian Stewart
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-270) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- ch. 5.
- Artificial life
- ch. 6.
- Flowers for Fibonacci
- ch. 7.
- Morphogens and Mona Lisas
- ch. 8.
- Peacock's tale
- ch. 9.
- Walk on the wild side
- ch. 1.
- ch. 10.
- Exaltation of boids
- ch. 11.
- Reef wars
- ch. 12.
- In search of secrets
- What is life?
- ch. 2.
- Before life began
- ch. 3.
- Frozen accident
- ch. 4.
- Oxygen menace
- Control code
- ocm37211069
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 285 pages, [8] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780471296515
- Lccn
- 97018152
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o37211069
- (OCoLC)37211069
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