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James gleick was an editor and reporter at the new york times for ten years. He graduated from harvard college in 1976 and helped found metropolis, an alternative weekly newspaper in minneapolis. I think i would have enjoyed this book more if i had read it 30 years ago, closer to when it was written. Twentyfive years ago, a young harvard liberalarts graduate named james gleick, then working for the new york times, became fascinated by an emerging body of science that examined the world not as an orderly chain of being but as a complex, scarcely predictable, sometimes scarcely comprehensible mess of events. James gleick is a leading american science journalist, historian, and biographer. James gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. A history, a theory, a flood seeks to place information in historical context. James gleick gleick, james used books, rare books and new books. Wilson literary science writing award, and time travel. He worked for ten years as an editor and reporter for the new york times, founded an early internet portal, the pipeline, and has written several books of popular science, including the information.
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Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read chaos. Making a new science by james gleick books library. How butterflies cause hurricanes the new york times. Making a new science, isaac newton, and the information. A host of forces were converging to transmute the human understanding of time, some philosophical and some technological the electric. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The genius of machine toolsas opposed to mere machineslies in their repeatability. His first book, chaos, a national book award finalist, has been translated into twentyfive languages. From edward lorenzs discovery of the butterfly effect, to. To accomplish that he opens the book by discussing the advent of drumming, signals, telegraph, telephone and the computer. James gleick is our leading chronicler of science and technology, and the author of chaos and genius, both nominated for the national book award, and isaac newton, which was shortlisted for the pulitzer prize. Gleicks books include the international bestsellers chaos.
A history, a theory, a flood, which won the royal societys winton prize for science and pens hesselltiltman history prize in 2012, among several others. Apr 09, 2011 james gleick is an accomplished stalker of mysterious ideas. Making a new science is the bestselling book by james gleick that first introduced the principles and early development of chaos theory to the public. A history, a theory, a flood chronicles the evolution of information. Time travel is another of james gleick s superb, unclassifiable books rich in obscure and illuminating information, laced with lyricism, wit, and startling and convincing insights. The life and science of richard feynman, and more on.
It is an exploration not only of the theoretical phenomenon of time travel but of our understanding of time itself. Synthesis leads to elucidation leads to stunning, original insight. Only james gleick has the selfconfidence and skill to synthesize the life of newton down to 191 succinct and fascinating pages. Making a new science by james gleick 1988, paperback. See all books authored by james gleick, including chaos. First it was a heavenly bodya beacon, or a world, a place where. We sort the mail, build sandcastles, solve jigsaw puzzles, separate wheat from chaff, rearrange chess pieces, collect stamps, alphabetize books. A history that reveals the science behind chaos theory a work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary edition of james gleick s groundbreaking bestseller chaos introduces a whole new readership to chaos theory. Jeffrey brown talks to the author about how the information superhighway. The millioncopy bestseller by national book award nominee and pulitzer prize finalist james gleick the author of time travel. Apr 29, 2011 some worried that the telegraph would be the death of newspapers, james gleick observes in this fascinating book, but newspapers could not wait to put the new technology to work. The millioncopy bestseller by national book award nominee and pulitzer prize finalist james gleickthe author of time travel.
Meanwhile, technocrat billionaires have helped catalyze a new moon race. James gleick is our leading chronicler of science and technology, the bestselling author of chaos. May 17, 2011 james gleicks new book, the information. In an ambitious and largely successful essay in popularization, james gleick, a science reporter for the new york times, has written a taut and exciting account of how this now fashionable field of study has emerged within the past 20 years from a ragbag of unsolved and often shamefully neglected problems in science and mathematics. His first book, chaos 1987, provided a compelling introduction to a new science of disorder, unpredictability and complex systems. The average author, full of himself, would probably write about 1,191 pages and you wouldnt be able to lift the book. Making a new science viking 1987 an aweinspiring book. James gleick, science writer, author of chaos 1987, a major international bestseller about the math and science of chaos theory, will read from his new book, the information 2011, a high praised popular history of information technology,march 3, 2011 at 8. A historythat reveals the science behind chaos theory a work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary edition of james gleick s groundbreaking bestseller chaos introduces a whole new readership to chaos theory. James gleick books list of books by author james gleick. A host of forces were converging to transmute the human understanding of time, some philosophical and some technological the electric telegraph, the steam railroad, the discovery. Mak ing a new science ebook written by james gleick. This new book goes far beyond the earlier gleick milestones.
I though galileos daughter was the best book i read last year, and this one is a close second. Mak ing a new science by james gleick in chm, fb3, txt download e book. Recent and archived work by james gleick for the new york times. Mak ing a new science is a debut nonfiction book by james gleick that initially introduced the principles and early development of the chaos theory to the public. Making a new science, which popularized the idea of the butterfly effect.
A history that reveals the science behind chaos theory a work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary edition of james gleick s groundbreaking bestseller chaos introduces a whole new readership. The highly entertaining new york times bestseller, which explains chaos theory and the butterfly effect, from the author of the information chicago tribune. A historythat reveals the science behind chaos theory a work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary edition of james gleick s groundbreaking bestseller chaos introduces a whole new readership. It was a finalist for the national book award and the pulitzer prize in 1987, and was shortlisted for the science book prize in 1989. Wellss time machine for an invigorating ride through the most baffling of the four dimensions. Making a new science it may be that all the laws of energy, and all the properties of matter, and all the chemistry of all the colloids are as powerless to explain the body as they are impotent to comprehend the soul. John banville james gleick is a master historian of ideasno one else can do what he does. For centuries, scientific thought was focused on bringing order to the natural world. Oct 29, 1987 james gleick born august 1, 1954 is an american author, journalist, and biographer, whose books explore the cultural ramifications of science and technology. James gleick is our leading chronicler of science and modern technology.
Information, communication, and information theory. Wilson literary science writing awardfrom the bestselling author of the acclaimed chaos and genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era. James gleick is an author and essayist who writes about science and technology and their cultural consequences. In this seminal work of scientific writing, james gleick lays out a cutting edge field of science with enough grace and precision that any reader will be able to. Mar 07, 2011 the information, by james gleick, is to the nature, history and significance of data what the beach is to sand. Even in the digital age, books have a chance for new life. James gleick born august 1, 1954 is an american author, journalist, and biographer, whose books explore the cultural ramifications of science and technology. A work of popular science in the tradition of stephen hawking and carl sagan, this 20thanniversary edition of james gleick s groundbreaking bestseller chaos introduces a whole new readership to chaos theory, one of the most significant waves of scientific knowledge in our time. James gleick the twentiethanniversary edition of the millioncopyplus bestseller this edition of james gleick s groundbreaking bestseller introduces to a whole new readership the story of one of the most significant waves of scientific knowledge in our time. Mak ing a new science has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
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