The Last Evolution

Author : John W. Campbell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1625587945
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Evolution written by John W. Campbell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What will the final evolution be, and will we recognize it when it arrives? A thought provoking story on the ultimate destination of all life.

Author : John Campbell
Publisher : eStar Books
ISBN 13 : 161210195X
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Evolution written by John Campbell and published by eStar Books. This book was released on 2011-01-24 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am the last of my type existing today in all the Solar System. I, too, am the last existing who, in memory, sees the struggle for this System, and in memory I am still close to the Center of Rulers, for mine was the ruling type then. But I will pass soon, and with me will pass the last of my kind, a poor inefficient type, but yet the creators of those who are now, and will be, long after I pass forever.

Author : John W. Campbell
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 1776590678
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Evolution written by John W. Campbell and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since the introduction of the even the most rudimentary computers, science fiction writers have been contemplating the implications of the technology. What could happen when computers' intelligence surpass that of humanity? In the brilliant short story "The Last Evolution," author John Campbell tackles this question with his characteristic creativity and nuance.

Author : Brian Boyd
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674069196
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Lyrics Last written by Brian Boyd and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Why Lyrics Last, the internationally acclaimed critic Brian Boyd turns an evolutionary lens on the subject of lyric verse. He finds that lyric making, though it presents no advantages for the species in terms of survival and reproduction, is “universal across cultures because it fits constraints of the human mind.” An evolutionary perspective— especially when coupled with insights from aesthetics and literary history—has much to tell us about both verse and the lyrical impulse. Boyd places the writing of lyrical verse within the human disposition “to play with pattern,” and in an extended example he uncovers the many patterns to be found within Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Shakespeare’s bid for readership is unlike that of any sonneteer before him: he deliberately avoids all narrative, choosing to maximize the openness of the lyric and demonstrating the power that verse can have when liberated of story. In eschewing narrative, Shakespeare plays freely with patterns of other kinds: words, images, sounds, structures; emotions and moods; argument and analogy; and natural rhythms, in daily, seasonal, and life cycles. In the originality of his stratagems, and in their sheer number and variety, both within and between sonnets, Shakespeare outdoes all competitors. A reading of the Sonnets informed by evolution is primed to attend to these complexities and better able to appreciate Shakespeare’s remarkable gambit for immortal fame.

Author : Masatoshi Nei
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0199661731
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mutation-Driven Evolution written by Masatoshi Nei and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to present a new theory of mutation-driven evolution, which is based on recent advances in genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. This theory asserts that the driving force of evolution is mutation and natural selection is of secondary importance.

Author : John Wood Campbell (Jr.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Evolution written by John Wood Campbell (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W. J. T. Mitchell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226532042
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Dinosaur Book written by W. J. T. Mitchell and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mitchell shows why we are so attached to the myth and the reality of the "terrible lizards.".

Author : Tony Corlett
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1904788653
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera written by Tony Corlett and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2005-06-24 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first definitive book covering the 911 3.2 Carrera. Written and compiled by Tony Corlett, this book covers one of the greatest Porsches ever made. From 1984 to 1989, this 911 represented the peak of 911 evolution and stands today as a great blend between the classic and modern 911.

Author : Michael Dowd
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780670020454
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thank God for Evolution written by Michael Dowd and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a philosophy that unifies evolution and religion, discussing evolution as a divine process, how to use insights derived from evolution to improve spiritual life, and how to work for systemic change within this framework.

Author : John W. Jr. Campbell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781515433972
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Evolution written by John W. Jr. Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I am the last of my type existing today in all the Solar System. I, too, am the last existing who, in memory, sees the struggle for this System, and in memory I am still close to the Center of Rulers, for mine was the ruling type then. But I will pass soon, and with me will pass the last of my kind, a poor inefficient type, but yet the creators of those who are now, and will be, long after I pass forever. So I am setting down my record on the mentatype." What will the final evolution be, and will we recognize it when it arrives? A thought provoking story on the ultimate destination of all life. John Wood Campbell, Jr. as an influential figure in American science fiction, editor of Astounding Science Fiction and generally credited with shaping Golden Age of Science Fiction. Isaac Asimov called Campbell "the most powerful force in science fiction ever, and for the first ten years of his editorship he dominated the field completely."