“The flapping of a single butterfly's wing today produces a tiny change in the state of the atmosphere. Over a period of time, what the atmosphere actually does diverges from what it would have done. So, in a month's time, a tornado that would have devastated the Indonesian coast doesn't happen. Or maybe one that wasn't going to happen, does.”
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Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart was an accomplished mathematician known for his contributions to mathematics education, popularization of mathematics, and the history of mathematics. His work spanned a wide range of fields from algebraic geometry to the philosophy of mathematics. more
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