I have a random collection of facts, which points me towards chaos and says that there is something in there, but understanding, no. The question, do I understand chaos better now after reading the book? The answer is no. He had to explain them to me, and when he did, yes, indeed funny stuff, but it is hard to laugh after the fact. He was laughing a lot to James Gleick’s snide comments and criticism and clever world play. Also, the book is full of jokes, or so my husband insisted. How the old information through weird loops was found and lost and then found and applied to another field, advancing our understanding of the issue. I mean, the book is about how through all the random occurrences, chaos became a noteworthy subject to study. That said, I would say this is more a history book and case of chaos than science book. I was more comfortable with biological examples of chaos. While I have some basic idea of physics and the language used there, I’m not even a novice with the subject. Reading aloud helped to slow down and take in the actual words written. I had to lend my husband’s brain with this book, meaning I read aloud to him to better understand the scientific concepts. My initial idea was to skip reviewing this book and give only stars at Goodreads, but here we are.
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