He explains concepts such as nonlinearity, the Butterfly Effect, universal constants, fractals, and strange attractors, and examines the work of scientists such as Mitchell J. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the. The author describes how scientists studying the growth of complexity in nature are discovering order and pattern in chaos. Though Eliot Porter wrote the brief Foreword, the book's date and editorial work by Janet Russek suggests it was published posthumously. James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. The author describes how scientists studying the growth of complexity in nature are discovering order and pattern in chaos. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION for this brilliant collection of Porter's large format color photos. It was a finalist for the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize. He has been called "one of the great science writers of all time." Gleick is also the author of Chaos: Making a New Science (1987), which is about chaos theory. (He was also a Harvard-trained engineer & M.D.!) James Gleick (born 1954) is an American author and historian of science. Eliot Porter (1901 - 1990), famed American nature photographer noted for his detailed and exquisite colour images of birds and landscapes. Near square quarto (11 1/4" x 10 3/8") light gray-blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover, archival polyester-protected photographic dust jacket (price-clipped) depicting seaweed by Eliot Porter, profusely illustrated with select color photos by Porter, light gray endpapers, 125 pages + Sources for Further Reading.
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