About this title: One of the most exciting and controversial areas of scientific research in recent years has been the application of the principles of nonequilibrium thermodynamics to the problems of the physical evolution of the universe, the origins of life, the structure and succession of ecological systems, and biological evolution.
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Description: Good. 0262231328 Good condition, some dustcover wear/minor tears, with NO writing or highlights. EVERY order receives DELIVERY CONFIRMATION----FAST shipping! ! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The MIT Press
Date Published: 1988-01-22
ISBN-13:9780262231329ISBN:0262231328
Description: Good. Dustjacket has shelfwear and edge bumping. Text unmarked, pages clean and bright. Good solid binding. *Ships Next Business day* read more
Description: Good. 0262231328 Good used hardcover with dust jacket. First few pages have some underlined passages. Can recent developments in thermodynamics and information theory offer a way out of the current crisis in evolutionary theory? One of the most exciting and controversial areas of scientific research in recent years has been the application of the principles of nonequilibrium thermodynamics to the problems of the physical evolution of the universe, the origins of life, the structure and ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mit Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780262231329ISBN:0262231328
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Jacket has tiny tear near spine at bottom front, tiny tears at top of spine, otherwise light wear; no remainder mark; no marks/writing in book; binding tight; pages bright, odor-free; ships promptly w/Delivery Confirmation. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 390 p. Bradford Books (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bradford Books/MIT Press, Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780262231329ISBN:0262231328
Description: Good in Good jacket. USED: jacket worn, some tears and chips. former owner info on endpaper, pencil on an estimated 50 pages; offered as a reading copy. 376 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original Cloth
Publisher: MIT Press / A Bradford Book, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780262231329ISBN:0262231328
Description: Diagrams and Drawings. Near Fine/Fine in Near Fine jacket. SCARCE/RARE. Bound in original grayish-tan cloth with spine lettered in black; dust jacket has gray background lettered in white and black with M. C. Escher illustration inset on front panel. "Can recent developments in thermodynamics and information theory offer a way out of the current crisis in evolutionary theory? One of the most exciting and controversial areas of scientific research in recent years has been the application of the ... read more
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