Books by C. H. Waddington

The purpose of this volume is to bring together a number of elements that would be useful in the construction of a coherent and comprehensive theory of biology

The purpose of this volume is to bring together a number of elements that would be useful in the construction of a coherent and comprehensive theory of biology

The Selected Works of C. H. Waddington reissues seven titles from Waddington's impressive oeuvre. The titles in question cover a range of topics, from genetics and embryology to ethics in science and contemporary biological thought.

Originally published in 1952 as part of the Cambridge Biological Studies series, this book presents contemporary theories on embryology using the example of the bird embryo. Waddington reviews the modern experimental embryology of birds, and touches on topics such as plumage development and the developmental actions of mutant genes.

Biological Processes in Living Systems is the fourth and final volume of the Toward a Theoretical Biology series. It contains essays that deal in detail with particular biological processes: morphogenesis of pattern, the development of neuronal networks, evolutionary processes, and others. The main thrust of this volume brings relevance to the general underlying nature of living systems and adds new depth to the field by stressing the structure of language as a paradigm for a theory of general biology.