
Deep Simplicity
chaos, complexity and the emergence of life
$31.59
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
27 January 2005
Summary
Deep Simplicity: Unraveling the Universe’s Hidden Order
The world around us can be a complex, confusing place. Earthquakes happen without warning, stock markets fluctuate, weather forecasters seldom seem to get it right - even other people continue to baffle us. How do we make sense of it all?
In fact, John Gribbin reveals, our seemingly random universe is actually built on simple laws of cause and effect that can explain why, for example, just one vehicle braking can cause …
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780141007229 |
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ISBN-10: | 0141007222 |
Series: | Penguin Press Science |
Author: | John Gribbin |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 272 |
Edition: | 1st |
Release Date: | 27 January 2005 |
Weight: | 204g |
Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“Exhilarating… Gribbin uses a step-by-step historical method to ground contemporary thought in classical physics’ the Daily Telegraph ‘Gribbin…takes us through the basics of all this with his customary talent for accessibility and clarity’ the Sunday Times ‘(Gribbin) breathes life into the core ideas of complexity science, and argues convincingly that the basic laws, even in biology, will ultimately turn out to be simple’ Nature’ “What makes Deep Simplicity different from other books on complexity theory is that Gribbin ! goes back to the fundamentals’ Daily Telegraph ‘Gribbin takes us through the basics with his customary talent for accessibility and clarity’ Sunday Times ‘One is left feeling even more - if this is possible - filled with admiration for science and delight at the world it investigates’ Financial Times ‘Gribbin breathes life into the core ideas of complexity science’ Nature’
About The Author
John Gribbin
John Gribbin is one of today’s greatest writers of popular science and the author of bestselling books, including In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat, Stardust, Science- A History and Deep Simplicity. He is famous to his many fans for making complex ideas simple, and says that his aim in his writing - much of it done with his wife, Mary Gribbin - is to share with his readers his sense of wonder at the strangeness of the universe. John Gribbin trained as an astrophysicist at Cambridge University and is currently Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex.
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