Towards a science of informed matter

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-179

  Keller, Evelyn Fox ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Evolution; Information; Selection; Self assembly; Supramolecular chemistry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; HISTORY; INFORMATION SCIENCE; KNOWLEDGE;

BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; INFORMATION THEORY; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 79954423107     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2010.11.024     Document Type: Article

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