Design by Evolution Advances in Evolutionary Design /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hingston, Philip F. (Editor), Barone, Luigi C. (Editor), Michalewicz, Zbigniew (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Natural Computing Series,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computers.; Algorithms.; Artificial intelligence.; Evolutionary biology.; Mathematical optimization.; Engineering design.; Computer Science.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Evolutionary Biology.; Engineering Design.; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity.; Computation by Abstract Devices.; Optimization.

Evolution is Nature’s design process. The natural world is full of wonderful examples of its successes, from engineering design feats such as powered flight, to the design of complex optical systems such as the mammalian eye, to the merely stunningly beautiful designs of orchids or birds of paradise...