Self-Made Tapestry - Pattern Formation in Nature

Zusatztext "Philip Ball has produced a superb book about patterns in nature, The Self-Made Tapestry. From the ribbed desert sands to tree-form streaks of lightening, countless examples give rise to fascinating reflections on the astounding order that exists amid chaos. Lavishly illustrated, this is a stunning book." Informationen zum Autor Philip Ball is an editor at Nature magazine. Klappentext A revelatory, lavishly illustrated exploration of nature's magnificent patterns and forms--and of their origins in simple physical law. 24 color plates. 248 color photos. 166 illustrations. Zusammenfassung Why do similar patterns appear in nature in settings that seem to bear no relation to one another? Nature commonly weaves its tapestry by self-organization, employing no master plan or blueprint but by simple, local interactions between its component parts and gives rise to spontaneous patterns. This book tells how nature's patterns are made.

Product details

• Authors: Ball, Philip Ball
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.07.2001
• EAN: 9780198502432
• ISBN: 978-0-19-850243-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; popular science, SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Chemistry / General, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Organic, chemistry, Physics, Biology, life sciences, Chemical biology