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In "Chaos," James Gleick examines how researchers studying complexity in nature discover hidden order and patterns within chaotic systems. He introduces key concepts such as nonlinearity, the Butterfly Effect, universal constants, fractals, and strange attractors, and discusses the contributions of scientists including Mitchell J. Feigenbaum, Edward Lorenz, and Benoit Mandelbrot.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: Science/Physics
Authors: James Gleick
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