The unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in molecular biology.

DOI10.1007/BF03025372zbMath1052.92500OpenAlexW1967262080WikidataQ55899061 ScholiaQ55899061MaRDI QIDQ5949251

Arthur M. Lesk

Publication date: 18 November 2001

Published in: The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03025372

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General biology and biomathematics (92B05)

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• The unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences. Richard courant lecture in mathematical sciences delivered at New York University, May 11, 1959
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