Chaos
by James Gleick
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(111 ratings)274 pages6Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.ISBN 9781453210475
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About this book
The author describes how scientists studying the growth of complexity in nature are discovering order and pattern in chaos. He explains concepts such as nonlinearity, the Butterfly Effect, universal constants, fractals, and strange attractors, and examines the work of scientists such as Mitchell J. Feigenbaum, Edward Lorenz, and Benoit Mandelbrot.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
- Published
- 6
- Pages
- 274
- ISBN
- 9781453210475
About James Gleick
James Gleick is an American author, historian of science, and sometime Internet pioneer whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. Recognized for illuminating complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called “one of the great science writers of all time". His books have been translated into more than thirty languages. - Wikipedia
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