Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 192 pages
- Published by: Simon & Schuster November 1, 1992
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0671742175
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0671742171
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Book Dimensions:
11.9 x 9.8 x 0.6 inches
- Weighs: 2.1 pounds
Product Review
David Bohm physicist and author of
Wholeness and the Implicate Order With insight and simplicity, John Briggs blends together chaos theory, fractal geometry, and art in order to bring us to a greater perception of the reality unfolding and enfolding around us.Exceptionally clear about the science. --
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Product Review
Philip Friedman
author of
Reasonable DoubtWith great charm and verve, John Briggs has captured the surprising universe of fractals. It would be hard to imagine a more comprehensive and beguiling introduction.
F. David Peat
physicist and author of
The Philosophers' StoneJohn Briggs takes us on a magical journey into the world of fractals and to the limits of the human imagination. A marvelous marriage of science, mathematics, nature, and art.
David Bohm
physicist and author of
Wholeness and the Implicate OrderWith insight and simplicity, John Briggs blends together chaos theory, fractal geometry, and art in order to bring us to a greater perception of the reality unfolding and enfolding around us.Exceptionally clear about the science.
Reader ReviewsI don't know enough about the mathematics of fractals to agree with the reader below who points out the author's lack of qualifications, but even with small mistakes like those, the book is a terrific introduction that requires no technical background. The author does an excellent job explaining not just how fractals were discovered and how to calculate them, but also how artists, writers, poets, and scientist use this information to explain and interpret the world around them. Most books I've read on fractals have a narrow focus. Also, with so many illustrations (this is a gorgeous book), layman explanations and far reaching applications, even the average reader can appreciate the beauty and power of fractals. I could not put it down and then had to start all over again!
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