Flow: Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199604878 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Review from previous edition: "Wideranging, intelligent and non-dogmatic trilogy of books." --Martin Kemp, TLS 19/03/2010
"Take a closer look at nature with fresh eyes, to recognize its amazing shapes and forms" according to Didaskalex. ****"If the phrases 'bicontinous periodic minimal surface' and 'reaction-diffusion process' make you break out in a cold sweat, this isn't a book for you. If your brain is still working and you're curious what daffodils and fingerprints, catalytic converters and leopard spots, or soap films and butterfly wings may have in common." -- A witty reviewerPatterns are dominant in nature's dramatic disclosure, from the clouds hovering in the sky, to petals disposition in flowers. Where do the patterns we observe come from? Scientists have found that there is a. Shapes, nature's tapestry, an outstandingly beautifully written book book I had always considered D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's book 'On Growth and Form' On Growth and Form the best book of its kind, but Philip Ball's 1st book of his trilogy on nature's tapestry made clear that so much scientific advances have been made since Thompson's book was written. All these advances are clearly expounded in this book, and we profit greatly from a newer and more accurate understanding of mechanisms behind nature's wonderful display of forms. Nonetheless, 'Shapes' is still very much in the tradition of Thompson's book pointing us to the fa. Lalarose This is an AMAZING book- for the artist, the philosopher,the mathemetician or the person who marvels at the structure of the world. You will never look at the world the same.
Philip Ball is a freelance writer and a consultant editor for Nature, where he previously worked as an editor for physical sciences. He was awarded the 2006 James T. He is a regular commentator in the scientific and popular media on science and its interactions with art, history and culture. Stack award by the American Chemical Society for interpreting chemistry for the public. Philip studie
From the swirl of a wisp of smoke to eddies in rivers, and the huge persistent storm system that is the Great Spot on Jupiter, we see similar forms and patterns wherever there is flow - whether the movement of wind, water, sand, or flocks of birds. It is the complex dynamics of flow that structures our atmosphere, land, and oceans.Part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in nature by acclaimed science writer Philip Ball, this volume explores the elusive rules that govern flow - the science of chaotic behavior.