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The creative power of chance / Rémy Lestienne ; translated from the French by E.C. Neher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lestienne, Rémy.
- Standardized Title:
- Hasard créateur. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Chance.
- Physical Description:
- 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [1998]
- Summary:
- In 1859, Charles Darwin used chance to introduce random mutations and selection as the basis for his theory of evolution. Since then, chance has invaded every corner of scientific inquiry. French scientist Remy Lestienne argues that chance is a real creative force and cites scientific evidence for the presence of true chance in the world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-197) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0252023862
- 0252066863
- OCLC:
- 37843852
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