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I wish he'd cite sources rather than implying by omission that everything is his idea. There's a reason A New Kind of Science was self-published.
by TazeTSchnitzel 8y ago
I wish he'd cite sources rather than implying by omission that everything is his idea. There's a reason A New Kind of Science was self-published.
- fractalf 8y agoBought the book some years ago, but never really got through it. Keeping it handy though in case I need to knock out a burglar. Thing is massive, shipping was half the cost ;)
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- OneWordSoln 8y agoAnd the same reason I returned it to Barnes & Noble within two days.
- new4thaccount 8y agoI borrowed it once from a friend and after reading a few chapters felt that it was mostly a chapter of smoke and mirrors surrounded by something that was already known and could be explained far more succinctly. The Amazon reviews showed that others felt the same. Wolfram is brilliant, but I'd rather read a book from him that showed him solving all sorts of neat problems.