by James Gleick · Rizzoli · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788817258753
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«Caos. La nascita di una nuova scienza» is the popular science essay by James Gleick, published by Rizzoli in paperback (352 pages, in Italian).
James Gleick reconstructs the birth of chaos theory and portrays the scientists who drove it forward. Through phenomena such as fluctuations in animal populations, cardiac fibrillation or Jupiter's Great Red Spot, he shows how seemingly random systems obey simple rules and reveal a hidden order that changed the way we observe the world.
Originally published in English as «Chaos: Making a New Science» in 1987; this Italian edition belongs to the BUR Superbur scienza collection and is translated by Libero Sosio.
For readers interested in popular science, the history of science and applied mathematics.
James Gleick is an American author and historian of science whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. Recognized for his writing about complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called "one of the great science writers of all time". He is part of the inspiration for Jurassic Park character Ian Malcolm.
