Machine Nature: The Comming Age Of Bio -insired

What if Darwinian evolution could occur in machines? It can. Today, computing scientists are using evolution to creating not only new object, but indeed an entirely new way of creating objects. Evolving computer programs, malleable computer chips, self-healing machines braced with artificial immune systems, DNA-based computer 'bodies,' and entire symphonies of tiny computers that sing to each other like the cells of your own human body-surely these are the dreams of scientists and creative writers alike. Not so. In Machine Nature, computer scientist and theorist Moshe Sipper takes us on a thrilling journey to the front lines of the latest computer technology, along the way tackling the difficult questions that arise from such Promethean marvels: What are the fundamental differences between the nature-made and the human-made? And can our creations one day take on a life of their own? With elegance and intrepidity, Sipper guides us Straight to the clockwork heart of this brave new world, opening our eyes along the way.