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George A. Cowan (1920–2012)

Author of Complexity Metaphors, Models, and Reality

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Works by George A. Cowan

Complexity Metaphors, Models, and Reality (1994) — Editor — 58 copies

Manhattan Project to the Santa Fe Institute: The Memoirs of George A.Cowan (2010) 12 copies

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Canonical name: Cowan, George A.
Birthdate: 1920-02-15
Date of death: 2012-04-20
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Education: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Occupations: physicist
Organizations: Santa Fe Institute
Awards and honors: Enrico Fermi Award (1990)

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