Reception
A New Kind of Science received extensive media publicity for a scientific book, with articles being written in publications such as The New York Times, Newsweek, Wired, and The Economist. It was a best-seller and won numerous awards. NKS was reviewed in a range of scientific journals, and several themes emerged in these reviews. Some scientists were critical of the book for the lack of modesty or originality where others found valuable insights and refreshing ideas. More recently, Wolfram answered criticisms in a series of blog posts including an analysis of the number and type of citations the book has received after 10 years of its publication.
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“But in the reception of metaphysical formula, all depends, as regards their actual and ulterior result, on the pre-existent qualities of that soil of human nature into which they fall—the company they find already present there, on their admission into the house of thought.”
—Walter Pater (1839–1894)
“He’s leaving Germany by special request of the Nazi government. First he sends a dispatch about Danzig and how 10,000 German tourists are pouring into the city every day with butterfly nets in their hands and submachine guns in their knapsacks. They warn him right then. What does he do next? Goes to a reception at von Ribbentropf’s and keeps yelling for gefilte fish!”
—Billy Wilder (b. 1906)
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—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)