The evolution of technology within a simple computer model

W. Brian Arthur & Wolfgang Polak

Complexity 11 (5):23-31 (2006) Copy BIBT_EX

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Evolutionary Biology in Philosophy of Biology

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biological evolution self‐organized criticality technology evolution

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