• DocumentCode
    970196
  • Title

    The evolution of non-biological systems [Essay]

  • Author

    Deutsch, Sid

  • Author_Institution
    Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now Polytechnic University of NYU)
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    10
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    I do not wish to trivialize Charles Darwin\´s great discovery: Evolution. In 1859, it was a revolutionary theory, but in today\´s sophisticated environment, biological evolution seems to be an obvious process. Succinctly summarized as "survival of the fittest," it has become much more than a "theory." The "theory" view is deprecatingly offered by scientific illiterates. My argument is that evolution is a natural law. First, it is a law because there are no exceptions; by definition, the survivors of any system are the elements that were the fittest. Second, it is "natural" because it is a law that applies to all mechanical and/or chemical systems. These are arrangements in which several outcomes can occur but, gradually, the "unfittest" outcomes are eliminated. The "natural law" is not restricted to living creatures.
  • Keywords
    Atomic measurements; Electrons; Equations; Evolution (biology); Hydrogen; Moon; Planetary orbits; Planets; Satellites; Sun;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPOT.2008.930063
  • Filename
    4663263