Fractals: The Patterns of Chaos: Discovering a New Aesthetic of Art, Science, and Nature (A Touchstone Book)

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Fractals are unique patterns left in the back of by the unpredictable movement-the chaos-of the world at work. The branching patterns of trees, the veins in a hand, water twisting out of a running tap-all are fractals. Discover ways to recognize them and the world will never look the same again.

Fractals permeate our lives, appearing in places as tiny as the surface of an epidemic cell and as majestic as the Grand Canyon. From ancient tribal peoples to brand new painters to Star Wars animators, artists have been captivated by fractals and have used them in their work. Fans of computer science and math whizzes are wild about fractals as well, for the interesting programming and math problems they present.

In Fractals: The Patterns of Chaos, science creator John Briggs uses over 170 illustrations to clearly give an explanation for the significance and great thing about fractals. He describes how fractals were came upon, how they’re formed, and the unique properties different fractals share. Fractals is a breathtaking guided tour of a remarkable frontier in art, science, and nature. It is going to revolutionize the way you see the world and your place in it.

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