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Modern theories of development: An introduction to theoretical biology

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paperback no dust jacket present. tight binding, limited markings or creasing, limited chipping or tearing to edges. inside front cover glue is exposed. shelfware to covers and spine and some markings to back cover.

204 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1933

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Ludwig Von Bertalanffy

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Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy (September 19, 1901, Atzgersdorf near Vienna – June 12, 1972, Buffalo, New York) was an Austrian-born biologist known as one of the founders of general systems theory (GST). GST is an interdisciplinary practice that describes systems with interacting components, applicable to biology, cybernetics, and other fields. Bertalanffy proposed that the classical laws of thermodynamics applied to closed systems, but not necessarily to "open systems," such as living things. His mathematical model of an organism's growth over time, published in 1934, is still in use today.
Von Bertalanffy grew up in Austria and subsequently worked in Vienna, London, Canada and the USA.

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