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Relativity eliminated the Newtonian illusion of absolute space and time; quantum theory eliminated the Newtonian dream of controllable measurement process; chaos eliminates the Laplacian fantasy of deterministic predictability.

— James Gleick

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Source: (1987), in "Chaos Making a New Science”, p. 6, quoted in “Basic Social Policy and Planning: Strategies and Practice Methods”, p. 63
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