| Probably the best all-around "starter"book on electronics, this is only available in Radio Shack outlets (not available via the web, sad to say). |
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| Good introductory book on robotics, by the host of "The Robot Room."Lots of detailed instruction and pictures to help you build your first robots. |
| Written by Dave Hrynkiw of Solarbotics Ltd, with chapters contributed by Mark Tilden, this book has seven BEAM projects |
| Braitenberg 's "Vehicles"gives a really good, simple, explanation of many concepts that wound up a part of BEAM. |
| A collection of Brooks ' papers on his "bottom-up"approach to AI. Brooks ' theories were the starting point for Tilden 's work in Nv nets and what would become BEAM robotics. |
| An excellent description of emergent behavior, as applied to a variety of examples in the world around us. |
| Lecture series from the Santa Fe Institute (1994), covers the emerging science (pun intended) of complex adaptive systems. |
| Complexity theory |
| Kauffman 's new theory extends evolutionary thinking, suggesting that patterns and systems arise spontaneously and provide foundations for biological advancement at all levels. |
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