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Chaos: Making a New Science
de James Gleick
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0140092501
- ISBN 13
- 9780140092509
- Librería
-
Arlington, Virginia, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Penguin, 1988. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light edgewear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 352 pages. 10 pages of plates. Explains the meaning and application of chaos--the study of patterns emerging from seemingly random phenomena--and introduces the scientists responsible for major discoveries in this field.
Sinopsis
The million-copy bestseller by National Book Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist James Gleick that reveals the science behind chaos theory National bestseller More than a million copies sold A work of popular science in the tradition of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, this 20th-anniversary edition of James Gleick’s 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 Lorenz’s discovery of the Butterfly Effect, to Mitchell Feigenbaum’s calculation of a universal constant, to Benoit Mandelbrot’s concept of fractals, which created a new geometry of nature, Gleick’s 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.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Books of the World
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- RWARE0000003608
- Título
- Chaos: Making a New Science
- Autor
- James Gleick
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Trade Paperback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0140092501
- ISBN 13
- 9780140092509
- Editorial
- Penguin
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1988
- Páginas
- xi + 352
- Tamaño
- 8vo
- Palabras clave
- science, math, mathematics, chaos, chaotic behavior, systems
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Science & Technology;
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