Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos

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Author: Mitchell M. Waldrop
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Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos by Waldrop, Mitchell M.

Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos

$45.30

Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos

$45.30
Author: Mitchell M. Waldrop
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Why did the stock market crash more than 500 points on a single Monday in 1987? Why do ancient species often remain stable in the fossil record for millions of years and then suddenly disappear? In a world where nice guys often finish last, why do humans value trust and cooperation? At first glance these questions don't appear to have anything in common, but in fact every one of these statements refers to a complex system. The science of complexity studies how single elements, such as a species or a stock, spontaneously organize into complicated structures like ecosystems and economies; stars become galaxies, and snowflakes avalanches almost as if these systems were obeying a hidden yearning for order. Drawing from diverse fields, scientific luminaries such as Nobel Laureates Murray Gell-Mann and Kenneth Arrow are studying complexity at a think tank called The Santa Fe Institute. The revolutionary new discoveries researchers have made there could change the face of every science from biology to cosmology to economics. M. Mitchell Waldrop's groundbreaking bestseller takes readers into the hearts and minds of these scientists to tell the story behind this scientific revolution as it unfolds.

Author: Mitchell M. Waldrop
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 09/01/1993
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.62w x 0.93d
ISBN: 9780671872342

About the Author
M. Mitchell Waldrop has his doctorate in elementary particle physics and is the author of Man-Made Minds. He spent ten years as a senior writer for Science magazine, where he is now a contributing correspondent.

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