Brian Goodwin
Brian Carey Goodwin (25 March 1931 – 15 July 2009) was a Canadian mathematician and biologist, a Professor Emeritus at the Open University and a key founder of the field of theoretical biology. He made key contributions to the foundations of biomathematics, complex systems and generative models in developmental biology. He was one of the prominent scientists who suggested that a reductionist view of nature will fail to explain complex features.
He was also a visible member of the Third Culture movement.
Read more about Brian Goodwin: Biography, Gene Networks and Development, Models in Developmental Biology, Structuralism, Academic Life, Publications
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