Chaos: Making a New ScienceClassic · Science, Nonfiction, Physics
Chaos: Making a New Science
1987 · 352 pages · Nonfiction
44
Classic
★ 4.03 on Goodreads · 42K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) finalist (1988). 4.03★ from 42K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
44Must-Read Score
- Readers50 out of 100 · counts 40%+23
- Critics51 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+18
- Bestseller18 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #60 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #274 of the 519 classics we rank
- #707 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) finalist (1988)
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1987)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, True story
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