• “Conveys to the reader the intellectual pleasure that accompanies new ideas about the relationship between the simplicity of physical laws and the complexity of our world.” — Nature

• “Fascinating stories of insight and discovery, written with dramatic flair and provocative style. Almost every paragraph includes a surprise.” — The New York Times

• “A marvelous introductory book for a hot area of research. It not only accurately and skillfully explains the fundamental concepts of chaos theory but also vividly describes the history of groundbreaking research and its behind-the-scenes.” —Martin Gardner