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Chaos

Paperback • 1988 • English

Chaos: Making a New Science

By James Gleick

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About the book

A work of popular science in the tradition of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, James Gleick’s groundbreaking bestseller Chaos introduces his 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 whos...Show more

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ISBN

9780747404132

Publisher

Penguin Books

Published year

1988

Language

English

Original title

Chaos

Format

Paperback

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