The Computational Beauty of Nature
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The Computational Beauty of Nature
William Flake
5 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2015–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
The Computational Beauty of Nature (1997) by William Flake is the book that cemented my fascination with computation, computability, and computer science as having something fundamental to say about the physical universe in which we live.
A totally astounding introduction to how computing fits into the broader scale of understanding other phenomena in our everyday scientific lives — and, unlike most “oh wide-eyed wonder!” popsci books it contains code, equations, and deeply significant diagrams.
The Computational Beauty of Nature, by Gary W. Flake because it's wonderful and puts you in the right frame of mind
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