Edward Norton Lorenz
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie provided the category and difficulty, made minor changes to the clue provided by Steve, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Monday, June 2, 2008 (part of Round XXXIV)
category: 
Science
clue: These butterflies look pretty out of control to this goo.
explanation: Lorenz was the father of chaos theory and was attributed with the phrase that ultimately became known as the "butterfly effect." more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Amy Austin, Elliot Farney, Tony Peters, Megan Baxter, Walter Chesser, Shawn Brandt, Jim Kraus, Allison Bair, and JB Brenner
trivia: Steve wanted to make the gooed image look more like a butterfly shape. This goo inspired six more about butterflies that ultimately became a themed week.
 | This goo was part of Steve West's Butterflies are Free Week. |
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