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By showing that certain deterministic systems have formal predictability limits, Ed put the last nail in the coffin of the Cartesian universe and fomented what some have called the third scientific revolution of the 20th century, following on the heels of relativity and quantum physics... He was also a perfect gentleman, and through his intelligence, integrity and humility set a very high standard for his and succeeding generations.

Edward Norton Lorenz

Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?

Edward Norton Lorenz

We see that each surface is really a pair of surfaces, so that, where they appear to merge, there are really four surfaces. Continuing this process for another circuit, we see that there are really eight surfaces etc and we finally conclude that there is an infinite complex of surfaces, each extremely close to one or the other of two merging surfaces.

Edward Norton Lorenz

Edward Norton Lorenz

Edward Norton Lorenz

Born: May 23, 1917

Died: April 16, 2008 (aged 90)

Bio: Edward Norton Lorenz was an American mathematician, meteorologist, and a pioneer of chaos theory. He introduced the strange attractor notion and coined the term butterfly effect.

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