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Edward Lorenz
(23 May 1917 - 16 Apr 2008)
American mathematician and meteorologist who was a pioneer of chaos theory, and originated the expression 'butterfly effect' for the way in which huge changes in outcome may result from tiny changes in initial conditions.
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Science Quotes by Edward Lorenz (1)
Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?
— Edward Lorenz
Title of paper presented at the 139th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (29 Dec 1979), in Essence of Chaos (1995), Appendix 1, 181.
See also: | Meteorology (12)
