Presenting an in-depth interdisciplinary discussion of the concept of information and its rolein the control of natural processes, the author first briefly revi... » 

Presenting an in-depth interdisciplinary discussion of the concept of information and its rolein the control of natural processes, the author first briefly reviews classical and quantuminformation theory. He then addresses numerous essential questions, such as: Is informationreducible to the laws of physics and chemistry?; Does the Universe, in its evolution,constantly generate new information?; Or are information and information-processingexclusive attributes of living systems, related to the very definition of life? If so, what is therole of information in classical and quantum physics? In what ways does informationprocessingin the human brain bring about self-consciousness? Accessible to sciencegraduates and professionals from all scientific disciplines, this stimulating book will help toshed light on many controversial issues at the heart of modern science. «