Chaos: Making a New Science
LC Class | Q172.5.C45 G54 1987 | |
| Followed by | Nature's Chaos | |
|---|---|---|
Chaos: Making a New Science is a debut non-fiction book by
Viking Books
.
Overview
Chaos: Making a New Science was the first popular book about chaos theory. It describes the
Lorenz attractors without using complicated mathematics. It portrays the efforts of dozens of scientists whose separate work contributed to the developing field. The text remains in print and is widely used as an introduction to the topic for the mathematical layperson. The book approaches the history of chaos theory chronologically, starting with Edward Norton Lorenz and the butterfly effect, through Mitchell Feigenbaum
, and ending with more modern applications.
The book covers chaos theory under the lens of four themes:
nonlinearity.[5]
An enhanced ebook edition was released by Open Road Media in 2011, adding embedded video and hyperlinked notes.[6]
Reception
Robert Sapolsky said, "Chaos is the first book since Baby Beluga where I've gotten to the last page and immediately started reading it over again from the front: I've found this to be the most influential book in my thinking about science since college."[7]
J. E. Littlewood in forming the foundation of chaos theory.[8]
References
- ^ "Chaos Theory: A Brief Introduction". Archived from the original on August 5, 2013.
- ^ "National Book Awards – 1987". Chaos: Making a New Science. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- The Royal Society. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- JSTOR 26767401.
- ^ Maynard, Andrew (9 April 2011). "James Gleick's Chaos – the enhanced edition". Review. 2020 Science. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- YouTube
- . Retrieved 11 July 2017.
Further reading
- JSTOR 2686940.
- ISSN 0810-9028.
- ISSN 0033-5770.
- JSTOR 26767401.
- JSTOR 29762101.
- S2CID 171222927.
- JSTOR 2831779.
- Rucker, Rudy (1 November 1987). "Patterns of Disorder". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- S2CID 122110686.
- Kendig, Frank (1987-10-15). "Books: Third Scientific Revolution of the Century (Published 1987)". ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- Glazier, James; Gunaratne, Gemunu (February 1988). "Chaos: Making a New Science". ISSN 0031-9228.
- Pepinsky, Hal (Spring 1990). "Reproducing Violence: A Review Essay". JSTOR 29766530.
- Hilborn, Robert C. (November 1988). "Chaos, Making a New Science". ISSN 0002-9505.
- Dritschel, D. G. (July 1990). "Chaos: Making a New Science. By J. Gleick . Viking, 1987. 352 pp. $19.95 (hardback); Cardinal, 1988. £5.99 (paperback)". S2CID 121316639.
- Radzicki, Michael J. (Winter 1989). "Chaos: Making a new science James Gleick New York: Viking, 1987". System Dynamics Review. 5 (1): 90–91. .
- Balachandran, Balakumar; Hogan, John (June 1999). "Featured Review: So You Have Been Asked to Give a Lecture Course on the Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics..." JSTOR 2653080.
- "Chaos: Making a new science". Long Range Planning. 22 (5): 152. October 1989. .
- "Book Reviews". S2CID 221013603.
- Meisel, Martin (Spring 1988). "Review of Chaos: Making a New Science". The Wilson Quarterly. 12 (2): 138–140. JSTOR 40257307.
- Bolch, Ben W. (January 1989). "Review of Chaos: Making a New Science". JSTOR 1059589.
- Mahncke, Frank C. (Summer 1988). "Review of Chaos: Making a New Science". JSTOR 44640030.
- Artigiani, Robert (Winter 1990). "Review of Chaos: Making A New Science". JSTOR 44638368.
- "Chaos: 2the Making of a New Science". Publishers Weekly. 20 October 1987. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- "Chaos: Making a New Science". Publishers Weekly. December 1988. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- Burns, David (22 November 1987). "Computer 'Chaos'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
External links
- Excerpts
- Selection from the prologue Archived 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Website of James Gleick