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Chaos: Making a New Science Paperback - 2008
by James Gleick
The twentieth-anniversary edition of the million-copy-plusBestseller
THIS EDITION of James Gleick's groundbreaking bestsellerintroduces to a whole new readership the story of one of the mostsignificant waves of scientific knowledge in our time. By focusingon the key figures whose genius converged to chart an innovativedirection for science, Gleick makes the story of chaos theory not onlyfascinating but also accessible, and opens our eyes to a surprisingnew view of the universe.
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The million-copy bestseller by National Book Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist James Gleick that reveals the science behind chaos theory
National bestseller
More than a million copies sold
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. In Chaos,Gleick makes the story of chaos theory not only fascinating but also accessible to beginners, and opens our eyes to a surprising new view of the universe.
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- Title Chaos: Making a New Science
- Author James Gleick
- Binding Paperback
- Edition ANV REP
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2008-09-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143113454 / 0143113453
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.2 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 3.05 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 1160
- Library of Congress subjects Chaotic behavior in systems
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009285057
- Dewey Decimal Code 003.857
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