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It is an exploration not only of the theoretical phenomenon of time travel but of our understanding of time itself. This is an interesting little book that looks at the relationship between order and chaos. Making a new science by james gleick books library. Twentyfive years ago, a young harvard liberalarts graduate named james gleick, then working for the new york times, became fascinated by an emerging body of science that examined the world not as an orderly chain of being but as a complex, scarcely predictable, sometimes scarcely comprehensible mess of events. It led to compact discs and fax machines, computers and cyberspace, moores law and all the worlds. James gleick chronicles the emergence of chaos theory from the first romantic insights to the dire ordeals endured chaos. Instead he focusses on giving a poetic account of the scientists who first stumbled on it. James gleick chaos making a new science 1987,penguin books. Making a new science is the bestselling book by james gleick that first introduced the principles and early development of chaos theory to the public. The book frequently returns to the information in chapter 1, particularly the work of edward lorenz. Patently absurd by james gleick when twentyfirstcentury historians look back at the breakdown. James gleick was born in new york city and graduated from harvard college.
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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 the public. James gleick quotes 10 science quotes dictionary of. The name that can be spoken is not the eternal name. His other works include chaos theory, lessons for the young economist, and choice. Few writers distinguish themselves by their ability to write about complicat. Recognized for his writing about complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called one of the great science writers of all time. James yorke 1975 studied nonlinear systems including the logistic growth equation xnextrx1x. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience.
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