Chaos : Making a New Science by James Gleick

Reprint Edition
Paperback, 352 pages
Published by Penguin USA (Paper)
Publication date: December 1,1988
ISBN: 0140092501

Few writers distinguish themselves by their ability to write about complicated, even obscure topics clearly and engagingly. James Gleick, a former science writer for the New York Times, resides in this exclusive category. In Chaos, he takes on the job of depicting the first years of the study of chaos--the seemingly random patterns that characterize many natural phenomena.