Artificial Life: An Overview

by Christopher G. Langton (Editor)

Artificial life , a field that seeks to increase the role of synthesis in the study of biological phenomena, has great potential, both for unlocking the secrets of life and for raising a host of disturbing issuesscientific and technical as well as philosophical and ethical. This book brings together a series of overview articles that appeared in the first three issues of the groundbreaking journal Artificial Life , along with a new introduction by Christopher Langton, Editor-in-Chief of Artificial Life , founder of the discipline, and Director of the Artificial Life Program at the Santa Fe Institute.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence

336 pages, Paperback

First published July 6, 1995

Reviews

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some really interesting articles in this one. Not to be confused with the "Artificial Life", the SFI compilation of the same name also compiled by Langton.

[Dora Raymaker · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book includes papers on a wide range of topics in artificial life, both providing an introduction to the field and in-depth information for people with previous related experience. Primarily for a scientific audience.