[goodmachine]

A New Kind of Science, S. Wolfram (2002)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science

"A Rare Blend of Monster Raving Egomania and Utter Batshit Insanity"

http://bactra.org/reviews/wolfram/

[dTal]

But also, to be fair, a deeply fascinating mathematical picture-book.

[yarrel]

It is one of my favourite works of crank science, the hardback has pride of place in that section of my library. It's beautiful, mind-expanding, awe-inspiring, and over-inflated in the grandiosity of its self-regard way past the point of parody.

[goodmachine]

Agreed!