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Chaos: Making a New Science

by James Gleick
₱589.05 ₱539.55 8% off
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Revolutionizing understanding; from streams to economics.

"Chaos: Making a New Science" is a journey through a scientific metamorphosis that reshapes how we view patterns in nature and societal trends. James Gleick masterfully unravels complex ideas, making them accessible, and even fascinating, to anyone curious about the hidden order in apparent randomness. It's a book that opens your eyes to the interconnectedness of the cosmos and economies alike. If you're looking to have your perspective on the world expanded, this is a read that will leave you contemplating long after the last page.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction (1988)
  • Science Book Prize Nominee (1989)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction (1987)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Chaos: Making a New Science

by James Gleick
₱589.05 ₱539.55 8% off
ISBN: 9780670811786
Authors: James Gleick
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date of Publication: 1987-10-29
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Philosophy, History, Science
Related Topics: Psychology, History, Mathematics, Theory, Biology, Physics, Popular Science
Goodreads rating: 4.03
(rated by 38657 readers)

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Examines the new science of chaos—a scientific revolution that is dramatically altering established perceptions and understandings of the world—and reveals a new way of seeing order and pattern in the universe.
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Revolutionizing understanding; from streams to economics.

"Chaos: Making a New Science" is a journey through a scientific metamorphosis that reshapes how we view patterns in nature and societal trends. James Gleick masterfully unravels complex ideas, making them accessible, and even fascinating, to anyone curious about the hidden order in apparent randomness. It's a book that opens your eyes to the interconnectedness of the cosmos and economies alike. If you're looking to have your perspective on the world expanded, this is a read that will leave you contemplating long after the last page.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction (1988)
  • Science Book Prize Nominee (1989)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction (1987)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.