James Gleick’s seminal work explores the foundations and far-reaching implications of chaos theory, a revolutionary scientific paradigm that upended deterministic views of the universe. By chronicling the journeys of pioneering scientists and their discoveries, the book illustrates how complex and unpredictable systems—ranging from weather and population dynamics to the beating of the human heart—can arise from simple deterministic rules. Gleick guides readers through the evolution of chaos as a new science, showing its profound impact on mathematics, physics, biology, and beyond.

• Deterministic systems can exhibit unpredictable, chaotic behavior, challenging classical Newtonian...
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