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# Edward Norton Lorenz

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Edward Norton Lorenz was an American mathematician and meteorologist who established the theoretical basis of weather and climate predictability, as well as the basis for computer-aided atmospheric physics and meteorology. He founded modern chaos theory, a branch of mathematics focusing on the behav

##  Quotes by Edward Norton Lorenz

> [Mathematicians seem to have no difficulty in creating new concepts faster than the old ones become well understood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton-lorenz/mathematicians-seem-to-have-no-difficulty-in-creating-new-concepts/)

Edward Norton Lorenz

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> [When a butterfly flutters its wings in one part of the world, it can eventually cause a hurricane in another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton-lorenz/when-a-butterfly-flutters-its-wings-in-one-part-of-the-world-it-can/)

Edward Norton Lorenz

[Butterfly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/butterfly/)

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> [We must wholeheartedly believe in free will. If free will is a reality, we shall have made the correct choice. If it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton-lorenz/we-must-wholeheartedly-believe-in-free-will-if-free-will-is-a-reality/)

Edward Norton Lorenz

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