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A New Kind of Science, S. Wolfram (2002) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science "A Rare Blend
by goodmachine 7y ago
A New Kind of Science, S. Wolfram (2002)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science
"A Rare Blend of Monster Raving Egomania and Utter Batshit Insanity"
http://bactra.org/reviews/wolfram/ http://bactra.org/reviews/wolfram/
- dTal 7y agoBut also, to be fair, a deeply fascinating mathematical picture-book.
- goodmachine 7y agoAgreed!
- yarrel 7y agoIt is one of my favourite works of crank science, the hardback has pride of place in that section of my library. It's beautiful, mind-expanding, awe-inspiring, and over-inflated in the grandiosity of its self-regard way past the point of parody.