Universality: The Underlying Theory Behind Life, the Universe and Everything.

mark Ward

ISBN 10: 0333782011 / ISBN 13: 9780333782019

Published by Macmillan, 2001

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2001 first edition hardback pub Macmillan in as-new condition; dj not price-clipped; UK dealer.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Universality: The Underlying Theory Behind Life, the Universe and Everything.
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333782011
• ISBN 13: 9780333782019
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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Synopsis

We are surrounded by order that physics can't explain. But now the theory of Universality is using fractal patterns to explain much of the world around us. Universality argues that there are similar patterns behind the most unpredictable events such as earthquakes, avalanches, stock market crasheseven the way businesses are run and the way fashions come and go. And while identifying patterns does not mean that we can always predict what will happen next, some of the trends scientists are noticing could deepen our understanding of natural phenomena and our relationship to them.

About the Author

Mark Ward is a journalist who has written about science and technology for the New Scientist, the Daily Telegraph and the trade magazine Computer Weekly. He is now a technology reporter for the BBC. Mark Ward is the author of Virtual Organisms: The Startling World of Artificial Life (Pan).