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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



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Fascinating... Almost every paragraph contains a jolt * New York Times *
Highly entertaining...a startling look at newly discovered universal laws * Chicago Tribune *

Chaos

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage
      Published 24 February 1997
      ISBN-13 9780749386061
      978-0749386061
      ISBN-10 0749386061
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      Mathematics Chaos theory Popular science

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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



      Trade Review

      Fascinating... Almost every paragraph contains a jolt * New York Times *
      Highly entertaining...a startling look at newly discovered universal laws * Chicago Tribune *

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