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CompLexicon
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/complexity/CompLexicon.html

Description:
"A cross-referenced guide to the concepts, terminology, and key figures of modern dynamics -- the main tools used to investigate complexity in nature." Topics include Alan Turing (English mathematician and founder of modern computer science), Jules Henri Poincaré (French mathematician and founder of qualitative dynamics), and Edward Lorenz (MIT meteorologist and developer of the chaos theory). Note: Linked article is not available. Part of the Complexity website from the Exploratorium.

Publisher:
The Exploratorium

Extra Keywords
poincare

LII Database Information:
Record 25956 created by Maria Brandt on 04/21/2008
Last modification on 04/30/2008
Published: 04/30/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25956