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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. Chaotic behavior in systems, science, chaos, social aspects, muziek, aspect social, sound recording industry, sociale aspecten, music, musique. In chaos, he takes on the job of depicting the first years of the study of chaos the seemingly random patterns that characterize many natural phenomena. 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. The highly entertaining new york times bestseller, which explains chaos theory and the butterfly effect, from the author of the information. He had studied transmission line noise and concluded noise was patterned like a cantor set p. Making a new science, all of which were shortlisted for the pulitzer prize. Recognized for illuminating complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called one of the great science writers of all time. If youre curious about chaos theory, this is an excellent way to start. Upon graduating from harvard in 1976, he founded metropolis, a weekly minneapolis newspaper, and spent the next decade working at the new york times. The blockbuster modern science classic that introduced the butterfly effect to the world even more relevant two decades after it became an international sensation. Id say you do need a little math background, maybe some high school algebra, say. The tip of a giant iceberg gleick only gives an introduction about the actual science and beauty of chaos.
The highly entertaining new york times bestseller, which explains chaos theory and the butterfly effect, from the author of the information chicago tribune. Id say you do need a little math background, maybe some high school algebra, say, but there is no mathematical exposition such as proofs or theorems to follow. In chaos, gleick looks at how the science of chaos was developed. Best books of 2016 boston globe the atlantic from the acclaimed bestselling author of the information and chaos comes this enthralling history of time travela concept that has. But even as relativity and quantum mechanics undermined that rigid certainty in the first half of the twentieth century, the scientific. A history, a theory, a flood,was published in march 2011. Twentyfive years ago, a young harvard liberalarts graduate named james gleick, then working for the new york times, became fascinated by an emerging body of science that examined the. Mar 22, 2011 gleicks prominent works include genius. Benoit mandelbrot 1960 finds recurring patterns at every scale in data on cotton prices. But even as relativity and quantum mechanics undermined that rigid certainty in the first half of the twentieth. Acclaimed science writer james gleick presents an eyeopening vision of how our relationship to information has transformed the very nature of human consciousness.
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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Making a new science ebook written by james gleick. Wilson literary science writing awardfrom the bestselling author of the acclaimed chaos and genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era. The main characters of this science, non fiction story are. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Making a new science by james gleick books library. Gleick s book is not so much chaos itself as it is the people who first explored chaos theory and eventually managed to make it respectable and bring it into the mainstream. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. The ebook includes seven embedded videos, that illustrate different aspects of chaotoc systems.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. James gleicks chaos the enhanced edition 2020 science. James gleick born august 1, 1954 is an american author, journalist, and biographer, whose books explore the cultural ramifications of science and technology. But even as relativity and quantum mechanics undermined that rigid certainty in the first half.
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