Chaos by James Gleick

Chaos by James Gleick

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

Fascinating.. Almost every paragraph contains a jolt * New York Times *
Highly entertaining...a startling look at newly discovered universal laws * Chicago Tribune *

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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ISBN 13	9780749386061
ISBN 10	0749386061
Titre	Chaos
Auteur	James Gleick
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Vintage Publishing
Année de publication	1997-02-24
Nombre de pages	368
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