Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life Contributor(s): Strogatz, Steven H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786887214 ISBN-13: 9780786887217 Publisher: Hachette Books
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2004 Annotation: The tendency to synchronize is one of the most far reaching drives in all of nature, extending from people to plants, from animals to atoms. "Sync" is the story of this dazzling kind of order in the universe, the harmony that comes from cycles in sync, written by the mathematician who created the science. |
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BISAC Categories: - Science | System Theory - Science | Life Sciences - Molecular Biology - Science | Applied Sciences |
Dewey: 003.7 |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.26" W x 8.02" L (0.63 lbs) 352 pages |
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Publisher Description: The tendency to synchronize may be the most mysterious and pervasive drive in all of nature. It has intrigued some of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century, including Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Norbert Wiener, Brian Josephson, and Arthur Winfree. |
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