Deep Simplicity: Chaos, Complexity and the Emergence of Life

Author: John Gribbin

In this brilliantly enlightening book John Gribbin, the man who made quantum theory clear with In Search of Schrodinger’s Cat shows that complexity is simple, and explains how life has emerged from simple systems. Deep Simplicity is the first book to synthesize all the various ideas about chaos and complexity – from the butterfly effect to the intriguing concept of Gaia. I….Read More

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