A work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary edition of james gleicks groundbreaking bestseller chaos introduces a whole new readership to chaos theory, one of the most significant waves of scientific. Making a new science, which became a bestseller and introduced the general principles of chaos theory as well as its history to the broad public, though his history underemphasized important soviet contributions. Upon graduating from harvard in 1976, he founded metropolis, a weekly minneapolis newspaper, and spent the next decade working at the new york times. 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. Making a new science, james gleick chronicles the emergence of chaos theory from the first romantic insights to the dire ordeals endured by a few courageous thinkers few writers distinguish themselves by their ability to write about complicated, even obscure topics clearly and engagingly. 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. Chaos, a term coined by university of maryland mathematician jim yorke, is the complicated, seemingly random behavior of some physical and biological systems that is intrinsic to the system rather than caused by outside noise or interference. The author describes how scientists studying the growth of complexity in nature are discovering order and pattern in chaos. Born in new york city in 1954, james gleick is one of the nations preeminent science writers.
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At once elegant and riveting, sync tells the story of the dawn of a new science. A historythat reveals the science behind chaos theorya work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary edition of james gleicks groundbreaking bestseller chaos introduces a whole new readership to chaos. The tip of a giant iceberg gleick only gives an introduction about the actual science and beauty of chaos. Chaos is a kind of science that deals with the parts of the world that are unpredictable, apparently random. 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. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the 20th centurys third revolution. Freebooknotes found 1 site with book summaries or analysis of chaos making a new science. Instead he focusses on giving a poetic account of the scientists who first stumbled on it and their great surprise and their struggles form the narrative crux of the book. Making a new science is intrinsically a bunch of short essays based on the authors research into a number of chaos experiments and. Making a new science summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching chaos. A work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary 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. Making a new science 9780140092509 by gleick, james and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. Download pdf chaos making a new science book full free.
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. Making a new science by james gleick is the story of how chaos theory was popularized in different fields of study. The blockbuster modern science classic that introduced the butterfly effect to the worldeven more relevant two decades. Chaos poses problems that defy accepted ways of working in science.
Zero stars unfortunately 1 is minimum honestly, a complete waste of time. The first edition of the novel was published in 1987, and was written by james gleick. Making a new science is the bestselling book by james gleick that first introduced the principles and early development of chaos theory to the public. Making a new science, all of which were shortlisted for the pulitzer prize. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Making a new science these are fascinating stories of insight and discovery, told with a keen sense of drama and excitement almost every paragraph contains a jolt. James gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. In this seminal work of scientific writing, james gleick lays out a cutting edge field of science with enough grace and precision that any reader will be able to grasp the science behind the beautiful complexity of the world around us. Tom peters now advises businesses to thrive on chaos instead of excellence 1, science has published a series of six articles on how chaos theory has affected the way scientists and others view the world 27, and a number of other books and articles of varying quality have taken up the subject. A history, a theory, a flood,was published in march 2011.
Gleick begins by discussing the weather simulator created by edward lorenz. James gleick is our leading chronicler of science and technology, the bestselling author of chaos. Making a new science but unpredictability was not the reason physicists and mathematicians began taking pendulums seriously again in the sixties and seventies. Pdf chaos making a new science download full pdf book. Making a new science by james gleick begins with the most basic knowledge of chaos as it is presented in weather. The life and science of richard feynman, isaac newton, and chaos. For centuries, scientific thought was focused on bringing order to the natural world. Mar 22, 2011 gleicks prominent works include genius. Operating as we are in real time, i get to add postscripts here and there, with the advantage of hindsight.
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