MIT News Magazine

When the Butterfly Effect Took Flight

March/April 2011

Half a century ago, Edward Lorenz, SM ‘43, ScD ‘48, overthrew the idea of the clockwork universe with his ground-breaking research on chaos. Now MIT professors are working to establish a climate research center in his name.

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