Emergence: From Chaos to Order

In this book, one of today's most innovative thinkers, John H. Holland, explains the theory of emergence"a simple theory that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Emergence demonstrates that a small number of rules or laws can generate incredibly complex systems. From the checkers-playing computer that learnt to beat its creator again and again, to a fertilized egg that can program the development of a trillion-cell organism, this fascinating andgroundbreaking book contains wide-ranging implications for science, business, and the arts.