![]() ![]() ![]() Journal of Statistical Physics volume 50, pages 12851286 (1988)Cite. Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America, by Greg Grandin (Metropolitan Books). Book review: Chaos: Making a new science. Douglas Adams This is a stunning work, a deeply exciting subject in the hands of a first-rate science writer. ![]() Reading it gave me that sensation that someone had just found the light switch. ![]() In Chaos, Gleick makes the story of chaos theory not only fascinating but also accessible to beginners, and opens our eyes to a surprising new view of the universe. Finalist: Chaos: Making a New Science, by James Gleick (Viking). written by gleick Chaos: Making a New Science (Viking 1987) An awe-inspiring book. From Edward Lorenz's discovery of the Butterfly Effect, to Mitchell Feigenbaum's calculation of a universal constant, to Benoit Mandelbrot's concept of fractals, which created a new geometry of nature, Gleick's engaging narrative focuses on the key figures whose genius converged to chart an innovative direction for science. The million-copy bestseller by National Book Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist James Gleick-the author of Time Travel: A History-that reveals the science behind chaos theory A work of popular science in the tradition of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, this 20th-anniversary edition of James Gleick's groundbreaking bestseller Chaos introduces a whole new readership to chaos theory, one of the most significant waves of scientific knowledge in our time. ![]()
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