Two's Company, Three is Complexity; A Simple Guide to the Science of all Sciences

Johnson, Neil F.

ISBN 10: 1851684883 / ISBN 13: 9781851684885

Published by Oneworld Pubns Ltd, Oxford, 2007

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5.5 X 1.25 X 8.75 inches; 236 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Two's Company, Three is Complexity; A Simple Guide to the Science of all Sciences
• Publisher: Oneworld Pubns Ltd, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851684883
• ISBN 13: 9781851684885
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Defining complexity as an unsolved puzzle representing the most important scientific development since general relativity, a layperson's introduction draws on such disciplines as chaos, game theory, and economics to reveal unexpected ways in which order eventually emerges from the interaction of all things.

About the Author

Neil Johnson is Professor of Physics at Oxford University. He is co-director of Oxford University's research collaboration into Complexity and author of Financial Market Complexity, Oxford University Press (2003). He was previously the Royal Institution's Christmas lecturer, writing and presenting five one hour lectures on BBC Television.