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Science and engineering are on threshold of a new connective power. Invoking the metaphor of a kaleidoscope, new vistas are being revealed by information technologies and the science of complexity. Evidence appears at all scales in visualizations of a spiral, from a hurricane to gravitational waves. Fractal branching is evident in a river network, the veins of a leaf, and the propagation of cracks in fatigued materials. From the micro-level of an atom to the distant scale of astronomy, we are understanding the universe in new ways.
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Colwell, R., Eisenstein, R. (2001). From Microscope to Kaleidoscope: Merging Fields of Vision. In: Klein, J.T., Häberli, R., Scholz, R.W., Grossenbacher-Mansuy, W., Bill, A., Welti, M. (eds) Transdisciplinarity: Joint Problem Solving among Science, Technology, and Society. Schwerpunktprogramm Umwelt / Programme Prioritaire Environnement / Priority Programme Environment. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8419-8_6
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