ACM Computing Reviews Chooses Best Review of 2001: How to Solve It

La Jolla, CA -- The March 2002 issue of ACM's Computing Reviews identifies a review of "How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics," co-authored by Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^® , as the best review published by the journal in 2001. The review is reprinted in its entirety. "I'm very pleased that Dr. Van Dyke Parunak's review of our book [co-authored with Zbigniew Michalewicz] was given this recognition," said Dr. Fogel. "It's great to see that others agree that we have created a book that lived up to the inspiration of Polya's classic text with the same name," Dr. Fogel continued.

An excerpt of the review reads: "Imitation the sincerest form of flattery, Michalewicz and Fogel make no effort to conceal their admiration for Polya's classic work, now nearly six decades old, How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method. They borrow from this masterpiece not only their title, but also their predilection for using numerous puzzles as a way to engage readers' minds and highlight discussion topics... Like its predecessor, the new How to Solve It, combines deep mathematical insight with skilled pedagogy. Puzzle lovers will seek out the book for its insightful discussion of many intriguing brain twisters. Students of computational methods will find it an accessible but rigorous introduction to evolutionary algorithms. Teachers will learn from its expositions how to make their own subject matter clearer to their students. Polya would be honored to know that his spirit lives on in the computer age." 

"How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics" has been the #1 best-selling book on heuristic methods in computer science on Amazon.com in recent months.

Natural Selection, Inc.^® was founded in 1993 to address complex problems in industry, medicine, and defense. The company possesses unique expertise in computational intelligence techniques, including evolutionary computation, neural networks, and fuzzy logic. The corporation's research efforts support the discovery of new pharmaceuticals, the automated detection and diagnosis of breast cancer from film-screen mammograms, optical character recognition, and a variety of military and industrial projects.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. David B. Fogel,
Chief Executive Officer,
Natural Selection, Inc.,
3333 N. Torrey Pines Ct.,
Suite 200,
La Jolla, CA, 92037
tel: (858) 455-6449
fax: (858) 455-1560
dfogel [at] natural-selection.com