The million-copy bestseller by National Book Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist James Gleick-- the author of Time Travel: A History --that reveals the Science behind chaos theory 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.
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..
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.
The million-copy bestseller by National Book Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist James Gleick-- the author of Time Travel: A History --that reveals the Science behind chaos theory 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
