A New Kind of Science

Stephen Wolfram (2008)

A New Kind of Science is the work of British physicist and computer scientist Stephen Wolfram .

content

The book is designed as an empirical study of dynamic systems such as cellular automata . Wolfram calls the systems he investigated simple programs and advocates the thesis that the methods used to investigate these programs have epistemological significance for other research fields such as biology, physics and social sciences.

Wolfram's theses are controversial in the scientific community and have often been criticized. The book was a bestseller when it appeared in 2002 .

reception

A New Kind of Science has received comparatively high media coverage in the Anglo-Saxon world and has been reviewed in articles from The New York Times , Newsweek , Wired , and The Economist .

In addition, it has been reviewed in scientific periodicals, where it has been criticized for its modesty and lack of original ideas. Other reviews speak of stimulating new ideas.

Wolfram himself responded to this in various blog postings.

literature

Lawrence Gray: A mathematician looks at Wolfram's new kind of science.

Web links

Stephen Wolfram: A New Kind of Science . Wolfram Media, Inc., May 14, 2002. ISBN 1-57955-008-8
Leon O Chua: A Nonlinear Dynamics Perspective of Wolfram's New Kind of Science (Volume V) . World Scientific Publishing, March 2012. ISBN 978-981-4390-51-4
The NCP blog

Individual evidence

↑ Judith Rosen: Weighing Wolfram's 'New Kind of Science' . Publishers Weekly . 2003. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
↑ George Johnson: 'A New Kind of Science': You Know That Space-Time Thing? Never Mind , The New York Times. June 9, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
↑ Stephen Levy: Great Minds, Great Ideas , Newsweek. May 27, 2002. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved on May 28, 2009.
↑ Stephen Levy: The Man Who Cracked The Code to Everything ... , Wired magazine. June 2002. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
^ The science of everything , The Economist. May 30, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
^ Ray Kurzweil: Review: Reflections on Stephen Wolfram's A New Kind of Science . Retrieved May 13, 2002.
↑ Cosma Shalizi: Review of 'Stephen Wolfram's A New Kind of Science': A Rare Blend of Monster Raving Egomania and Utter Batshit Insanity . Retrieved September 18, 2013.
↑ Rudy Rucker: Review: A New Kind of Science . In: American Mathematical Monthly . November 2003, pp. 851-861. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
↑ Michael Berry et al .: Review: A Revolution or self indulgent hype? How top scientists view Wolfram . In: The Daily Telegraph . May 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
↑ Stephen Wolfram: Living a Paradigm Shift: Looking Back on Reactions to A New Kind of Science . In: Stephen Wolfram official blog . May 2002.
↑ Stephen Wolfram: It's Been 10 Years: What's Happened with A New Kind of Science? . In: Stephen Wolfram official blog . May 2002.

[1] Judith Rosen: Weighing Wolfram's 'New Kind of Science' . Publishers Weekly . 2003. Retrieved September 18, 2013.

[2] George Johnson: 'A New Kind of Science': You Know That Space-Time Thing? Never Mind , The New York Times. June 9, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2009.

[3] Stephen Levy: Great Minds, Great Ideas , Newsweek. May 27, 2002. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved on May 28, 2009.

[4] Stephen Levy: The Man Who Cracked The Code to Everything ... , Wired magazine. June 2002. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2009.

[5] The science of everything , The Economist. May 30, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2009.

[Kurzweil-6] Ray Kurzweil: Review: Reflections on Stephen Wolfram's A New Kind of Science . Retrieved May 13, 2002.

[Shalizi-7] Cosma Shalizi: Review of 'Stephen Wolfram's A New Kind of Science': A Rare Blend of Monster Raving Egomania and Utter Batshit Insanity . Retrieved September 18, 2013.

[Rucker-8] Rudy Rucker: Review: A New Kind of Science . In: American Mathematical Monthly . November 2003, pp. 851-861. Retrieved May 28, 2009.

[Berry-9] Michael Berry et al .: Review: A Revolution or self indulgent hype? How top scientists view Wolfram . In: The Daily Telegraph . May 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

[10] Stephen Wolfram: Living a Paradigm Shift: Looking Back on Reactions to A New Kind of Science . In: Stephen Wolfram official blog . May 2002.

[11] Stephen Wolfram: It's Been 10 Years: What's Happened with A New Kind of Science? . In: Stephen Wolfram official blog . May 2002.