Flow : Nature's Patterns: a Tapestry in Three Parts
ISBN: 9780191528743
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Oxford University Press
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Subjects: Science; Science: General;

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 behaviour.

Philip Ball is a freelance writer and a consultant editor for Nature , where he previously worked as an editor for physical sciences. He is a regular commentator in the scientific and popular media on science and its interactions with art, history and culture. His ten books on scientific subjects include The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature , H2O: A Biography of Water , The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science , and Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads To Another , which won the 2005 Aventis Prize for Science Books. He was awarded the 2006 James T. Grady - James H. Stack award by the American Chemical Society for interpreting chemistry for the public. Philip studied chemistry at Oxford and holds a doctorate in physics from the University of Bristol.

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