TY  - BOOK
AU  - Buchanan,Mark
TI  - Ubiquity: the science of history-- or why the world is simpler than we think 
SN  - 060960810X
AV  - QC6.4.C3 B83 2001
U1  - 530/.01 21
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York
PB  - Crown Publishers
KW  - Causality (Physics)
KW  - Pattern formation (Physical sciences)
KW  - sears
KW  - Chaos (Science)
KW  - History
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Science
N1  - First published: Great Britain : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000; Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-259) and index; Booklist; Library Journal; Publisher's Weekly; Adult; Follett Library Resources
N2  - Tells the story of the scientific discovery that there is a natural structure of instability woven into the fabric of the world that leads to catastrophes of all kinds--such as earthquakes, forest fires, and stock market crashes--and makes them impossible to predict
ER  -