A New Kind of Science

This long-awaited work from one of the world's most respected scientists presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments---illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics---Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe.

Wolfram uses his approach to tackle a remarkable array of fundamental problems in science: from the origin of the Second Law of thermodynamics, to the development of complexity in biology, the computational limitations of mathematics, the possibility of a truly fundamental theory of physics, and the interplay between free will and determinism.

Written with exceptional clarity, and illustrated by more than a thousand original pictures, this seminal book allows scientists and non-scientists alike to participate in what promises to be a major intellectual revolution.

這本期待已久的作品來自世界上最受尊敬的科學家之一，呈現了一系列從未公開的重大發現。從一系列簡單的電腦實驗開始，這本書以引人注目的電腦圖形來展示這些意想不到的結果如何迫使我們以全新的方式來看待宇宙的運作。

Wolfram利用他的方法來解決科學上一系列重要的基礎問題：從熱力學第二定律的起源，到生物學中複雜性的發展，數學計算的限制，真正基礎的物理理論的可能性，以及自由意志和決定論之間的相互作用。

這本具有卓越清晰度的著作，並配有超過一千幅原創圖片，使科學家和非科學家都能參與這場被譽為重大知識革命的盛事。