The Collapse of Chaos: Discovering Simplicity in a Complex World
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Language: English
Published by Penguin Books, 1995
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- Title
- The Collapse of Chaos: Discovering Simplicity in a Complex World
- Author
- Cohen, Jack,Stewart, Ian
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0140178740
- ISBN 13
- 9780140178746
The first half of this book is a witty primer, a guided tour of the Islands of Truth that maps out everything you need to know about science from Newton to the present. The second half dives into the Oceans of Ignorance that surround what is known. Filled with anecdotes, diagrams, and colorful everyday examples, it is certain to make people look at the world in a new way.
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About the Author
Jack Cohen is an internationally known reproductive biologist. Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick.
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