The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation | 
I love the highly technial man-made achievements and I love the completely unspoiled "nature of nature". Using computers, we are better able to sythesize and understand the structure and appearance of natural things. This book added to my appreciation of nature by showing me the level of computation required to simulate it and it added to my appreciation of science by tying it to the emotional response that I feel when I see beauty in nature.
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