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Cellular Automata and Complexity

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Year 2002 Edition year
Pages 608 Long-form read
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The stored metadata frames Cellular Automata and Complexity by Stephen Wolfram as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. The copy on file shows 2002 • Perseus Books • 608 pages, giving you a quick sense of scale and reading commitment.

Edition on file: 2002 • Perseus Books • 608 pages • ISBN 9780201626643.

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