Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick (English) Paperback Book

Description: Chaos by James Gleick The twentieth-anniversary edition of the million-copy-plus BestsellerTHIS EDITION of James Gleickas groundbreaking bestseller introduces to a whole new readership the story of one of the most significant waves of scientific knowledge in our time. By focusing on the key figures whose genius converged to chart an innovative direction for science, Gleick makes the story of chaos theory not only fascinating but also accessible, and opens our eyes to a surprising new view of the universe. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The million-copy New York Times bestseller and finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award that reveals the science behind chaos theoryA work of popular science in the tradition of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, this 20th-anniversary edition of James Gleicks groundbreaking bestseller Chaos introduces a whole new readership to chaos theory, one of the most significant waves of scientific knowledge in our time. From Edward Lorenzs discovery of the Butterfly Effect, to Mitchell Feigenbaums calculation of a universal constant, to Benoit Mandelbrots concept of fractals, which created a new geometry of nature, Gleicks engaging narrative focuses on the key figures whose genius converged to chart an innovative direction for science. 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. Author Biography James Gleick was born in New York City in 1954. He worked for ten years as an editor and reporter for The New York Times, founded an early Internet portal, the Pipeline, and has written several books of popular science, including The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood, which won the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, and Time Travel: A History. He lives in Key West and New York. Table of Contents ChaosPrologueThe Butterfly EffectEdward Lorenz and his toy weather. The computer misbehaves. Long-range forecasting is doomed. Order masquerading as randomness. A world of nonlinearity. "We completely missed the point."RevolutionA revolution in seeing. Pendulum clocks, space balls, and playground swings. The invention of the horseshoe. A mystery solved: Jupiters Great Red Spot.Lifes Ups and DownsModeling wildlife populations. Nonlinear science, "the study of non-elephant animals." Pitchfork bifurcations and a ride on the Spree. A movie of chaos and a messianic appeal.A Geometry of NatureA discovery about cotton prices. A refugee from Bourbaki. Transmission errors and jagged shores. New dimensions. The monsters of fractal geometry. Quakes in the schizosphere. From clouds to blood vessels. The trash cans of science. "To see the world in a grain of sand."Strange AttractorsA problem for God. Transitions in the laboratory. Rotating cylinders and a turning point. David Ruelles idea for turbulence. Loops in phase space. Mille-feuilles and sausage. An astronomers mapping. "Fireworks or galaxies."UniversalityA new start at Los Alamos. The renormalization group. Decoding color. The rise of numerical experimentation. Mitchell Feigenbaums breakthrough. A universal theory. The rejection letters. Meeting in Como. Clouds and paintings.The ExperimenterHelium in a Small Box. "Insolid billowing of the solid." Flow and form in nature. Albert Libchabers delicate triumph. Experiment joins theory. From one dimension to many.Images of ChaosThe complex plane. Surprise in Newtons method. The Mandelbrot set: sprouts and tendrils. Art and commerce meet science. Fractal basin boundaries. The chaos game.The Dynamical Systems CollectiveSanta Cruz and the sixties. The analog computer. Was this science? "A long-range vision." Measuring unpredictability. Information theory. From microscale to macroscale. The dripping faucet. Audiovisual aids. An era ends.Inner RhythmsA misunderstanding about models. The complex body. The dynamical heart. Resetting the biological clock. Fatal arrhythmia. Chick embryos and abnormal beats. Chaos as health.Chaos and BeyondNew beliefs, new definitions. The Second Law, the snowflake puzzle, and loaded dice. Opportunity and necessity.AfterwordNotes on Sources and Further ReadingAcknowledgmentsIndex Review Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize"Fascinating . . . almost every paragraph contains a jolt." —The New York Times "Taut and exciting . . . a fascinating illustration of how the pattern of science changes." —The New York Times Book Review "Highly entertaining . . . a startling look at newly discovered universal laws."—Chicago Tribune "An awe-inspiring book. Reading it gave me that sensation that someone had just found the light switch." —Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy "Chaos is a feast." —The Washington Post Book World Review Quote "Fascinating . . . almost every paragraph contains a jolt." Details ISBN0143113453 Author James Gleick Short Title CHAOS 20TH ANNIV/E Edition Description Anniversary Language English Edition 20th ISBN-10 0143113453 ISBN-13 9780143113454 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 003.857 Illustrations Yes Year 2008 Residence Hudson Valley, NY, US Subtitle Making a New Science DOI 10.1604/9780143113454 Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2008-08-26 NZ Release Date 2008-08-26 US Release Date 2008-08-26 UK Release Date 2008-08-26 Pages 384 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Publication Date 2008-08-26 Imprint Penguin USA Replaces 9780140092509 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:43648432;

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