ENGLISH

A New Kind of Science

By Stephen Wolfram

Book information

Publisher
Wolfram Media
Year
2002
ISBN
1-57955-008-8, 9781579550080
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
93 MB (97181701 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
1192\1280
Time added
2013-03-27 22:00:55

Description

This long-awaited work from one of the worlds most respected scientists presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments - illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics - Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe.Wolfram uses his approach to tackle a remarkable array of fundamental problems in science: from the origin of the Second Law of thermodynamics, to the development of complexity in biology, the computational limitations of mathematics, the possibility of a truly fundamental theory of physics, and the interplay between free will and determinism.Written with exceptional clarity, and illustrated by more than a thousand original pictures, this seminal book allows scientists and non-scientists alike to participate in what promises to be a major intellectual revolution.

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