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No global or priority shppg due to wt; may be slightly more for domestic S&H; 9.7 X 8.2 X 2.5 inches; 1192 pages. Seller Inventory # 343882
Bibliographic Details
Title: A New Kind of Science
Publisher: Wolfram Media
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: hardback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-
About this title
On the frontier of complexity science since he was a boy, Wolfram is a champion of cellular automata--256 "programs" governed by simple nonmathematical rules. He points out that even the most complex equations fail to accurately model biological systems, but the simplest cellular automata can produce results straight out of nature--tree branches, stream eddies, and leopard spots, for instance. The graphics in A New Kind of Science show striking resemblance to the patterns we see in nature every day.
Wolfram wrote the book in a distinct style meant to make it easy to read, even for nontechies; a basic familiarity with logic is helpful but not essential. Readers will find themselves swept away by the elegant simplicity of Wolfram's ideas and the accidental artistry of the cellular automaton models. Whether or not Wolfram's revolution ultimately gives us the keys to the universe, his new science is absolutely awe-inspiring. --Therese Littleton
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