Chaos: Making a New Science - Paperback
by James Gleick
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780143113454ISBN-10:143113453UPC:9780143113454Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Chaotic Behavior in Systems, Physics, HistorySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1Product ID:SC1MNP224F
The million-copy New York Times bestseller and finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award 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. 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. 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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780143113454ISBN-10:143113453UPC:9780143113454Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Chaotic Behavior in Systems, Physics, HistorySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1Product ID:SC1MNP224F
James Gleick was born in New York City in 1954. He worked for ten years as an editor and reporter for The New York Times, founded an early Internet portal, the Pipeline, and has written several books of popular science, including The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood, which won the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, and Time Travel: A History. He lives in Key West and New York.
Publisher: Penguin Books
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20th Anniversary Edition
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