1st printing of 1st edition. Very good hardcover, from a private collection (NOT ex-library). Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; text clean. Unclipped DJ has rubbing. Stated first edition with complete number line down to 1. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Complexification: Explaining a Paradoxical World Through the Science of Surprise

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Publication Date

1994

Language

English

ISBN 10

0060168889

ISBN 13

9780060168889

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good Dust Jacket

Weight

20 ounces

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Science Biology

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A mathematician explores how complexity arises, showing how the universe consists of unpredictable "dynamical systems" so subtle that human logic cannot fathom them and laying the groundwork for a "Science of Surprise." 30,000 first printing. $30,000 ad/promo. Tour.

About the Author

American complexity scientist and systems theoristJohn Casti, is cofounder of The X-Center, a Viennabasedresearch institute focusing on human-causedextreme events and how to anticipate them. Casti haspublished nearly twenty volumes of academic and popularscience and received his Ph.D. in mathematics from theUniversity of Southern California. He lives in Vienna,Austria.

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