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Chaos
James Gleick
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Description for Chaos
Paperback. This book brings together all the work in a new field of physics, the chaos theory, an extension of classical mechanics. The author shows how computers have been able to help researchers, by mapping the whole plane of solutions of non-linear equations. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: PBWS; PDA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
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 rythmns of the human heart, ‘chaos’ is at the centre of our day to day lives. Cutting across several scientific disciplines, James Gleick explores and elucidates the science of the unpredicatable with an immensely readable narrative style and flair.
‘An awe-inspiring book. Reading Chaos gave me the sensation that someone had just found the light-switch’ Douglas Adams
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749386061
SKU
V9780749386061
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99-50
About 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Chaos
Fascinating... Almost every paragraph contains a jolt
New York Times
Highly entertaining...a startling look at newly discovered universal laws
Chicago Tribune
New York Times
Highly entertaining...a startling look at newly discovered universal laws
Chicago Tribune