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Chaos

by Unknown Author

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360 pages2011Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.ISBN 9781453210482

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
2011
Pages
360
ISBN
9781453210482

About Unknown Author

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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