Chaos

James Gleick (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

368 Seiten

1997
Vintage (Verlag)
978-0-7493-8606-1 (ISBN)

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Brings together work in the field of chaos theory, an extension of classical mechanics, in which simple and complex causes are seen to interact.

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

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.2.1997
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	267 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Mechanik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
ISBN-10	0-7493-8606-1 / 0749386061
ISBN-13	978-0-7493-8606-1 / 9780749386061
Zustand	Neuware