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A history, a theory, a flood, which won the royal societys winton prize for science and pens hesselltiltman history prize in 2012, among several others. The book was published on october 29, 1987 by viking books. Gleick introduces us to figures like edward lorenz, whose work in weather prediction revealed that tiny differences in input in even simple mathematical models could lead to vast differences in output over. Interviews with leading theoreticians, a video introduction from the author, and motion graphics depicting concepts such as the famous lorenz attractorthe concept that birthed chaos theorycomplement gleicks elegant prose. The onset of chaos feigenbaum bifurcation fractal image created by mcm. Making a new science is a debut nonfiction book by james gleick that initially introduced the principles and early development of the chaos theory to. Its pretty interesting to follow how researchers in different fields somehow discovers how the theory is not as it seems. A historythat reveals the science behind chaos theory a work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary edition of james gleicks groundbreaking bestseller chaos introduces a whole new readership to chaos. A history, a theory, a flood ebook written by james gleick.
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The author tries hard to make it attractive for the general reader, with pages of anecdotes about the odd characters who developed the subject, but by about half way through i started to find that irritating and began asking wheres the beef. Recognized for illuminating complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called one of. A historythat reveals the science behind chaos theory a work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary edition of james gleicks groundbreaking bestseller chaos introduces a whole new readership to. James gleick is an american author, historian of science, and sometime internet pioneer whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. Its pretty interesting to follow how researchers in different fields somehow discovers how the. Making a new science, explained chaos theory in laymans terms by focusing on the stories of those scientists who were pioneers in the field and was a finalist for the national book award and the pulitzer prize.
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