Reddit reviews Chaos: Making a New Science

Sigh. It's actually from discussion about meteorology and sensors from the following book:

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140092501

The idea is that, no matter how detailed the model, in reality there are perturbations in reality that are always smaller than your sensors.. so even if you had a sensor every one foot ... something as tiny as a butterfly's flutter could eventually cause unmodelable changes.

I feel old now.

Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick

http://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Making-Science-James-Gleick/dp/0140092501

Chaos: Making a New Science - James Gleick

http://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Making-Science-James-Gleick/dp/0140092501/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261454053&sr=1-5

A classic, one of my favorite books. A sort of math history for part of the 20th century. Obviously the part that has to do with Chaos.

Oh look! They just happened to be reading Chaos while they were polishing off all those beers.

I think Tasteless has read James Gleik.

If you want to stay in the same vein, James Gleick Chaos: Making a new Science is really fascinating, but I think that's out of vogue for String Theory popularity.

Otherwise the previous recommendations are pretty neato too.

Yep, I love reading on acid, especially this book and this one here.

I really hope you read Chaos, by James Gleick

Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick is a good read.

http://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Making-Science-James-Gleick/dp/0140092501

You can follow that up with Chaos Theory Tamed by Garnett Williams for a mathematical simple intro to the science of chaos.

http://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Theory-Tamed-Garnett-Williams/dp/0309063515

All non-fiction:

• Chaos: Making a New Science - It's a little dated now, but still a very interesting read on chaos theory and it's uses in science and math. I picked this up in high school and found it very inspiring to read.
  
• The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition - An insightful examination by Frederick P. Brooks of his experiences with developing a large mainframe and it's OS. Originally published in 1975, it is still very applicable now. I first read this in College and it's still on my shelf as a professional.
  
• The Design of Everyday Things - An interesting look at the psychology of design.
  
• Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality - An interesting look at what evolutionary psychology suggests about human sexuality.