File titled 'Evolution - Catastrophe Theory', 1972-1973
Scope and Contents
The material includes letters from Maurice Dodson (as well as some of Dodson's handwritten notes) and a letter from René Thom concerning an article of Dodson's which Waddington was asked to read titled 'Darwin's Law of Natural Selection and Thom's Theory of Morphogenesis', a draft of which is included in this material. Also present are letters from John Lewis regarding Waddington's contribution to Beyond Chance and Necessity: A Critical Inquiry into Professor Jacques Monod's Chance and Necessity, which Lewis edited.
Dates
- Creation: 1972-1973
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open, subject to the researcher completing a Data Protection undertaking form where noted.
Biographical / Historical
Dodson's article was eventually published in Mathematical Biosciences, 28, 3–4, pp 243–274 (1976) under the title 'Darwin's Law of Natural Selection and Thom's Theory of Catastrophe'.
Extent
1 folder
Physical Location
CLX-A-1077
Subject
- Dodson, Maurice, fl1973 (mathematician and chaos theorist) (Person)
- Lewis, John, fl 1974 (editor) (Person)
- Thom, 1923-2002 (French mathematician) (Person)
Creator
Repository Details
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