Edward Lorenz, the man who showed the world how the tiniest things can have devastating effects died of cancer on Wednesday at the age of 90. He gave the world so much both mathematically and theoretically and brought about one of the most dramatic changes of thinking since Sir Isaac Newton – it is sadly, a great loss.
The question “Does the Flap of a Butterfly’s Wings in Brazil Set Off a Tornado in Texas?” has always been something I’ve pondered over for hours, but it holds quite a bit of significance since the first conversation Chombie and I ever had was about the Chaos Theory and quantum mechanics… but don’t mistake me for being clevering, I still only know the basic foundations of them XD haha.
I do hope Edward rests in peace, his work and his memory will live on in every scientist and deep-thinker, be they alive in 1000 years time or even today.
Edward Norton Lorenz
(May 23, 1917 – April 16, 2008)
