- Chaotic behavior in systems, Science, Chaos, Social aspects
The author describes how scientists studying the growth of complexity in nature are discovering order and pattern in chaos. He explains concepts such as nonlinearity, the Butterfly Effect, universal constants, fractals, and strange attractors, and examines the work of scientists such as Mitchell J. Feigenbaum, Edward Lorenz, and Benoit Mandelbrot.
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- earnestironic
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- Author
- James Gleick
- First published
- 1987
- Pages
- 364
- Publisher
- Sphere Books, Michel, ABACUS
- Editions
- 37
- Language
- Portuguese, English, fin, tur
- ISBN
- 9789518840124
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James Gleick is an American author, historian of science, and sometime Internet pioneer whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. Recognized for illuminating complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called “one of the great science writers of all time". His books have been translated into more than thirty languages. - Wikipedia
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