Chaos : making a new science / James Gleick.
"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 Lo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Penguin Books,
2008
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| Summary: | "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."--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin Inc. 1987"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 360 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), plates ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0670811785 9780670811786 0140092501 9780140092509 |