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

Description: Chaos by James Gleick Brings together work in the field of chaos theory, an extension of classical mechanics, in which simple and complex causes are seen to interact. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A fascinating, yet clear-sighted overview of one of the most bewildering frontiers of modern physics- Chaos.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 ObserverFrom 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 Notes Comprehensive and accessible book which uses the chaos theory as a way of looking at the complexities of nature. New edition. Author Biography 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. Review Fascinating... Almost every paragraph contains a jolt * New York Times *Highly entertaining...a startling look at newly discovered universal laws * Chicago Tribune * Promotional A fascinating, yet clear-sighted overview of one of the most bewildering frontiers of modern physics: Chaos. Kirkus UK Review Completely accessible to the lay person, with no knowledge of maths or science needed, this history of the new discipline of chaos is a wonderful opportunity to get an insight into science in the making. (Kirkus UK) Kirkus US Review By the time readers reach the conclusion of this paean for a new science, they are likely to feel caught up in an exhilarating sense of space and time far removed from the Euclidean geometry of Newtonian physics - and equally far removed from relativity and quantum mechanics. This new science deals with hitherto intractable everyday complexity: weather forecasting, air and water turbulence, a faucet dripping, animal populations booming and crashing, epidemics of disease that come and go. It is a science because individuals have detected patterns, regularities, in these nonlinear dynamical systems - order in disorder. Discoveries came through multiple routes: a meteorologist studying convection, a mathematician studying oscillators, an ecologist modeling fecundity in fishes, in each case, the investigators decided to look at the global picture and how it varied depending on initial conditions. What they discovered was that chaos - aperiodicity and unpredictability - was dependent on initial conditions. What they further discovered was that there were unexpected cycles on the graphs of the equations. Often this required plotting hundreds or thousands of points with results that were unexpectedly breathtaking: the designs were beautiful. New York Times science writer Gleick is an excellent guide through this new discipline, chronicling the major acts of discovery and letting the actors speak. Many of them are mathematicians - Benoit Mandelbrot, Stephen Smale, James Yorke, Mitchell Feigenbaum - and it is interesting that so many have been mavericks or hybrid scientists for example, mathematical physicists disowned by both camps). This is not an easy book, because the ideas go against intuition and because so many paths can be traced in the development of the theory. These discontinuities have their own charms, however, as Gleick brings his characters on stage and discourses here on pendulums, there on the bronchial system of the lungs, and elsewhere on the infinities of the Cantor set. It will help to keep the baroque image in mind: Gleick makes the music of chaos soar, even if you cant always make out the individual notes. (Kirkus Reviews) Review Text Fascinating... Almost every paragraph contains a jolt Review Quote Fascinating... Almost every paragraph contains a jolt Details ISBN0749386061 Author James Gleick ISBN-10 0749386061 ISBN-13 9780749386061 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Subtitle Making a New Science Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 530.1 Illustrations Ill.(some col.). Media Book Language English Pages 368 Publisher Vintage Publishing Short Title Chaos DOI 10.1604/9780749386061 UK Release Date 1997-02-24 Year 1997 Publication Date 1997-02-24 AU Release Date 1997-02-24 NZ Release Date 1997-02-24 Alternative 9781409027706 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:906820;

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