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- catalog abstract ""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.".
- catalog contributor b10681183.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-270) and index.".
- catalog description "ch. 1. What is life? -- ch. 2. Before life began -- ch. 3. Frozen accident -- ch. 4. Oxygen menace -- 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. 10. Exaltation of boids -- ch. 11. Reef wars -- ch. 12. In search of secrets.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 285 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Life's other secret.".
- catalog identifier "0471158453 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Life's other secret.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : John Wiley,".
- catalog relation "Life's other secret.".
- catalog subject "570/.1/51 21".
- catalog subject "Biomathematics.".
- catalog subject "QH323.5 .S74 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "ch. 1. What is life? -- ch. 2. Before life began -- ch. 3. Frozen accident -- ch. 4. Oxygen menace -- 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. 10. Exaltation of boids -- ch. 11. Reef wars -- ch. 12. In search of secrets.".
- catalog title "Life's other secret : the new mathematics of the living world / Ian Stewart.".
- catalog type "text".