The Butterfly Affect

The Butterfly Affect
Posted November 21, 2009 by mackswords
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I Love Andy Andrews, I love His stories; The Butterfly Affect is worth reading again….

I began with a detailed investigation into a doctoral thesis written in 1963 by Edward Lorenz. In it, he theorized that a butterfly might flap its wings, moving molecules of air into motion that in turn moved other molecules of air, eventually becoming able to shift weather patterns on the other side of the world. Of course, in 1963, the theory was ridiculous. And the New York Academy of Science said so.

It wasn’t until the mid 90’s when physicists, working in concert around the world, authenticated the Lorenz hypothesis. Commonly called The Butterfly Effect, it has now been granted the status of a law. Lorenz’s broad strokes on the evolution of chaos theory have now been named The Law Of Sensitive Dependence Upon Initial Conditions.

With that as a firm starting point, I found true stories such as Joshua Chamberlain and his improbable charge at Gettysburg. I discovered connections between Norman Borlaug, a man credited with saving from famine over 2 billion people, and a little boy who had been mentored by George Washington Carver. I uncovered stories about Carver himself, his childhood, and the incredible link a simple farmer’s action provided that made possible all of Norman Borlaug’s work—a hundred years into the future!

All this knowledge—this proof—affected me deeply. I began to be more effective in my daily life as I understood just how important my actions were and how incredibly valuable every person is with whom I come in contact.

Copy the link below in your web browser, A great addition to your Library of positive media!

http://www.andyandrews.com/pages/the-butterfly-effect