Chaos
Making a New Science
$22.99
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 March 1997
Summary
A fascinating, yet clear-sighted overview of one of the most bewildering frontiers of modern physics: Chaos.
Uncover one of the most exciting frontiers of modern physics in this fascinating, insightful and accessible overview of Chaos theory.
‘An exceedingly readable introduction to a new intellectual world’ - Observer
From the turbulence of the weather to the complicated rhythms of the human heart, ‘chaos’ is at the centre of our day to day lives. Cutting across sever…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780749386061 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0749386061 |
| Author: | James Gleick |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 1997 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 128mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
Fascinating… Almost every paragraph contains a jolt
Fascinating… Almost every paragraph contains a jolt * New York Times *
Highly entertaining…a startling look at newly discovered universal laws * Chicago Tribune *
James Gleick
James Gleick was born in New York City and graduated from Harvard College. For ten years he was an editor at the New York Times. Chaos: Making a New Science was a 1987 National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize nominee, and has been translated into eighteen languages. His most recent book is Genius: Richard Feynman and modern physics. He lives in New York with his wife and their son.
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