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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
PREFACE vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
Chapter One THE GAME OF LIFE 1
Chapter Two WHAT IS LIFE? 23
Chapter Three THE LOGIC OF SELF-REPRODUCTION 47
Chapter Four ARTIFICIAL GROWTH AND EVOLUTION 71
Chapter Five THE ECOLOGY OF COMPUTATION 110
Chapter Six THE BIOLOGY OF THE IMPOSSIBLE 134
Chapter Seven SIMULATING LIFE: POSTMODERN SCIENCE 156
NOTES 167
INDEX 189

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
PREFACE vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
Chapter One THE GAME OF LIFE 1
Chapter Two WHAT IS LIFE? 23
Chapter Three THE LOGIC OF SELF-REPRODUCTION 47
Chapter Four ARTIFICIAL GROWTH AND EVOLUTION 71
Chapter Five THE ECOLOGY OF COMPUTATION 110
Chapter Six THE BIOLOGY OF THE IMPOSSIBLE 134
Chapter Seven SIMULATING LIFE: POSTMODERN SCIENCE 156
NOTES 167
INDEX 189

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