A New Kind of Science
Stephen Wolfram
"Unlock the secrets of the universe with this revolutionary tome by physics and computer science genius Stephen Wolfram. Over a decade in the making, this 1,280-page masterpiece gives readers a fundamental new way of modeling complex systems. Discover how cellular automata can accurately reproduce patterns found in nature, from tree branches to leopard spots. Written in a style that is easy to understand even for non-techies, this book is awe-inspiring and packed with stunning graphics that showcase the beauty of Wolfram's ideas."
Fecha de publicación
2002-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
2002-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
publicado por primera vez en 1997
Calificación de Goodreads
3.62
ISBN
0783324845297
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2017-05-15T18:59:42.000Z
This book is not a book, but a monument.
I have been reading rules from it for 10 years. – fuente2020-04-18T18:32:35.000Z
Here's my conversation with @stephen_wolfram, computer scientist and physicist, who has inspired a generation of researchers with the beauty & power of computation and whose book A New Kind of Science first led me to fall in love with cellular automata: – fuenteA series of epiphanies from the author and others that the world is really interesting when you look at iterative algorithms applied millions and billions of times. – fuente