pemWinner of the Silver Medal for EnvironmentEcology in the 2022 Independent Publisher IPPY Book AwardsbrembrFritjof Capra, scientist, educator, activist, and accomplished author, presents the evolution of his thought over five decades in emPatterns of Connectionem. First introduced in the late 1950s to the work of Werner Heisenberg, a founder of quantum mechanics, Capra quickly intuited the connections between the discoveries of quantum physics and the traditions of Eastern philosophy--resulting in his first book, the bestselling emThe Tao of Physicsem. This synthesis, representative of the change from the mechanistic worldview of Descartes and Newton to a systemic, ecological one, went on to inform Capra's thinking about the life sciences, ecology, and environmental policy.brbrToday Fritjof Capra remains a major figure at the crossroads of physics, spirituality, environmentalism, and systems theory. Organized thematically and chronologically, the essays in emPatterns of Connectionem