Chaos rules: Edward Lorenz capped a century of progress in forecasting by explaining unpredictability.

From: Weatherwise | Date: August 1, 1994| Author: Gedzelman, Stanley David | Copyright information

Have you ever noticed that the Nobel Prize in physics has never been awarded for a discovery in meteorology? Today there is at least one active meteorologist whose contribution to science is so profound and pervasive that it is difficult to comprehend why he has not been selected a Nobel laureate. His name is Edward Lorenz, and he is the father of chaos theory.

For centuries scientists put on blinders, ignoring quirky and unpredictable phenomena in order to ferret out a tenu...

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