Deep Simplicity, 9781400062560
Hardcover
Simple rules, complex outcomes: Discover the hidden order of the universe.

Deep Simplicity

bringing order to chaos and complexity

$63.22

  • Hardcover

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    5 April 2005

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Summary

Deep Simplicity: Unraveling the Mysteries of Chaos and Complexity

Over the past two decades, the study of complex systems, known as chaos and complexity, has profoundly impacted various disciplines, from biology to physics, computing to meteorology. Now, astrophysicist John Gribbin explores the principles behind these revolutionary theories, communicating both the wonder and the substance of cutting-edge science. He reveals the remarkable ways chaos and complexity have been applied …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781400062560
ISBN-10:140006256X
Author:John Gribbin
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House Inc
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:5 April 2005
Weight:414g
Dimensions:217mm x 145mm x 27mm
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Critics Review

“Gribbin takes us through the basics [of chaos theory] with his customary talent for accessibility and clarity. [His] arguments are driven not by impersonal equations but by a sense of wonder at the presence in the universe and in nature of simple, self-organizing harmonies underpinning all structures, whether they are stars or flowers.”–Sunday Times (London)“Gribbins 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 magazine

About The Author

John Gribbin

JOHN GRIBBIN trained as an astrophysicist at Cambridge University and is currently Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex. His many books include In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat, Stardust, Schrödinger’s Kittens and The Search for Reality Fitzroy (with his wife, Mary Gribbin), Science: A History, and The Scientists.

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