Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments, Stephen 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.

Hardcover or paperback, black and white, 1280 pages. Own the original, best-selling, 2002 computational classic, touching on topics from biology to physics and beyond.