Prof. Ervin Laszlo, who graciously wrote the introduction to this book, is the founder and foremost exponent of Systems Philosophy and General Evolution Theory. Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1932, Laszlo made his debut as a concert pianist at the age of fifteen in New York, an event reported in Life, Time, Newsweek, and the international media.
Prof. Laszlo turned to science and philosophy in his mid-twenties and began publishing books and articles in 1963. In 1970 he received the State Doctorate, the highest degree of the Sorbonne, the University of Paris. In subsequent years he was awarded honorary PhDs in the United States, Canada, Finland, Russia, and Hungary.
In recognition of his commitment to global understanding and development, he received the 2001 Goi Award, the Peace Prize of Japan. He has written seventy-two books, translated into as many as eighteen languages.