The Lorenz63 System Has a Hidden Margaret Hamilton Story, Says Brunton
neurovium · x · 2026-10-08
Steve Brunton shares a delightful bit of dynamical-systems lore: the history of the classic Lorenz63 chaotic system involves Margaret Heafield Hamilton — the legendary computational scientist who later led Apollo's flight software — and he argues it should be cited as Lorenz, Fetter, and Hamilton. A replier adds that a children's book about Hamilton became his daughter's long-time favorite.
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