{"product_id":"chaos-isbn-9780143113454","title":"Chaos","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe million-copy \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award that reveals the science behind chaos theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA work of popular science in the tradition of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, this 20th-anniversary edition of James Gleick’s groundbreaking bestseller \u003ci\u003eChaos \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces a whole new readership to chaos theory, one of the most significant waves of scientific knowledge in our time. From Edward Lorenz’s discovery of the Butterfly Effect, to Mitchell Feigenbaum’s calculation of a universal constant, to Benoit Mandelbrot’s concept of fractals, which created a new geometry of nature, Gleick’s engaging narrative focuses on the key figures whose genius converged to chart an innovative direction for science. In \u003ci\u003eChaos\u003c\/i\u003e, Gleick makes the story of chaos theory not only fascinating but also accessible to beginners, and opens our eyes to a surprising new view of the universe.Chaos\u003cb\u003ePrologue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Butterfly Effect\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward Lorenz and his toy weather. The computer misbehaves. Long-range forecasting is doomed. Order masquerading as randomness. A world of nonlinearity. \"We completely missed the point.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA revolution in seeing. Pendulum clocks, space balls, and playground swings. The invention of the horseshoe. A mystery solved: Jupiter's Great Red Spot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife's Ups and Downs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModeling wildlife populations. Nonlinear science, \"the study of non-elephant animals.\" Pitchfork bifurcations and a ride on the Spree. A movie of chaos and a messianic appeal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Geometry of Nature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA discovery about cotton prices. A refugee from Bourbaki. Transmission errors and jagged shores. New dimensions. The monsters of fractal geometry. Quakes in the schizosphere. From clouds to blood vessels. The trash cans of science. \"To see the world in a grain of sand.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrange Attractors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA problem for God. Transitions in the laboratory. Rotating cylinders and a turning point. David Ruelle's idea for turbulence. Loops in phase space. Mille-feuilles and sausage. An astronomer's mapping. \"Fireworks or galaxies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new start at Los Alamos. The renormalization group. Decoding color. The rise of numerical experimentation. Mitchell Feigenbaum's breakthrough. A universal theory. The rejection letters. Meeting in Como. Clouds and paintings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Experimenter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelium in a Small Box. \"Insolid billowing of the solid.\" Flow and form in nature. Albert Libchaber's delicate triumph. Experiment joins theory. From one dimension to many.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImages of Chaos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe complex plane. Surprise in Newton's method. The Mandelbrot set: sprouts and tendrils. Art and commerce meet science. Fractal basin boundaries. The chaos game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dynamical Systems Collective\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSanta Cruz and the sixties. The analog computer. Was this science? \"A long-range vision.\" Measuring unpredictability. Information theory. From microscale to macroscale. The dripping faucet. Audiovisual aids. An era ends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInner Rhythms\u003c\/b\u003eA misunderstanding about models. The complex body. The dynamical heart. Resetting the biological clock. Fatal arrhythmia. Chick embryos and abnormal beats. Chaos as health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChaos and Beyond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew beliefs, new definitions. The Second Law, the snowflake puzzle, and loaded dice. Opportunity and necessity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Sources and Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Pulitzer Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fascinating . . . almost every paragraph contains a jolt.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Taut and exciting . . . a fascinating illustration of how the pattern of science changes.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Highly entertaining . . . a startling look at newly discovered universal laws.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An awe-inspiring book. Reading it gave me that sensation that someone had just found the light switch.” \u003cb\u003e—Douglas Adams, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eChaos\u003c\/i\u003e is a feast.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Gleick \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in New York City in 1954. He worked for ten years as an editor and reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, founded an early Internet portal, the Pipeline, and has written several books of popular science, including \u003ci\u003eThe Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the PEN\/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, and \u003ci\u003eTime Travel: A History. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Key West and New York.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300704833765,"sku":"NP9780143113454","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143113454.jpg?v=1767723562","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/chaos-isbn-9780143113454","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}