A New Kind of Science - Book by Stephen Wolfram


	A New Kind of Science - Book by Stephen Wolfram
Djiezes
4-11-2007 1:25 PM
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wolfram, stephen wolfram, science, programming, complexity, nature, math, book, literature
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See also the the lecture at google video on the same topic
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<A href="http://store.wolfram.com/view/book/ISBN1579550088.str"><IMG width="194" height="95" border="0" alt="A New Kind of Science--The classic hardcover. 1280 pages, art-quality printing." src="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/images/ad_book.gif" /></A><BR /><BR clear="all" /><A href="http://store.wolfram.com/view/book/ISBN1579550193.str"><IMG width="194" height="95" border="0" alt="Notes from the Book--The complete notes section from the book reformatted with larger text size." src="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/images/ad_notes.gif" /></A><BR /><BR clear="all" /><A href="http://store.wolfram.com/catalog/posters/"><IMG width="194" height="95" border="0" alt="Commemorative Poster--The complete text of A New Kind of Science on a 26 x 40 poster." src="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/images/ad_poster.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD><A class="sectiontoc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/page-ix">Preface</A></TD><TD align="right"><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/page-ix">ix</A></TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-1">Chapter 1</A></TD><TD><A class="sectiontoc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-1">The Foundations for a New Kind of Science</A></TD><TD align="right"><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/page-1">1</A></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-2">Chapter 2</A></TD><TD><A class="sectiontoc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-2">The Crucial Experiment </A></TD><TD align="right"><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/page-23">23</A></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-3">Chapter 3</A></TD><TD><A class="sectiontoc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-3">The World of Simple Programs</A></TD><TD align="right"><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/page-51">51</A></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-4">Chapter 4</A></TD><TD><A class="sectiontoc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-4">Systems Based on Numbers </A></TD><TD align="right"><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/page-115">115</A></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-5">Chapter 5</A></TD><TD><A class="sectiontoc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-5">Two Dimensions and Beyond </A></TD><TD align="right"><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/page-169">169</A></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-6">Chapter 6</A></TD><TD><A class="sectiontoc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-6">Starting from Randomness</A></TD><TD align="right"><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/page-223">223</A></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-7">Chapter 7</A></TD><TD><A class="sectiontoc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-7">Mechanisms in Programs and Nature</A></TD><TD align="right"><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/page-297">297</A></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-8">Chapter 8</A></TD><TD><A class="sectiontoc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/chapter-8">Implications for Everyday Systems</A></TD><TD align="right"><A class="toc" href="http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline/page-363">363</A></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD><A class="toc" 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