Evolution as physics: The human & machine species

European Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 140-149

  Bejan, Adrian ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN EVOLUTION; LOCOMOTION; MACHINERY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 85006747265     PISSN: 10627987     EISSN: 14740575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1062798716000417     Document Type: Article

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