Edward Norton Lorenz Professions : Mathematician Born : May 23, 1917 Died : April 16, 2008 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Edward Norton Lorenz When a butterfly flutters its wings in one part of the world, it can eventually cause a hurricane in another. Edward Norton Lorenz butterfly causes wings We must wholeheartedly believe in free will. If free will is a reality, we shall have made the correct choice. If it is not, we shall still not have made an incorrect choice, becauee we shall not have made any choice at all, not having a free will to do so. Edward Norton Lorenz choices believe reality Mathematicians seem to have no difficulty in creating new concepts faster than the old ones become well understood. Edward Norton Lorenz creating mathematics faster Similar Authors Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch mathematician Brahmagupta mathematician Augustus De Morgan mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy mathematician Atle Selberg mathematician Arthur Cayley mathematician All Authors