Edward Norton Lorenz Scientist

Edward Norton Lorenz (23 May 1917 – 16 April 2008) was an American mathematician, meteorologist, and a pioneer of chaos theory. He introduced the strange attractor notion and coined the term butterfly effect.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 23, 1917
Birth place	West Hartford Connecticut
Date of death	April 16, 2008
Place of death	Cambridge Massachusetts
Education	Dartmouth College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University
Known for	Butterfly effect Chaos theory Lorenz system