Ian Malcolm is a fictional mathematician appearing in Michael Crichton's books 'The Jurassic Park' and 'The Lost World', and their respective movie adaptations. He specializes in the field of chaos theory .
Quotes
- "So you two dig up dinosaurs?"
- "Chaotician, actually! Chaotician!"
- "John doesn't subscribe to Chaos, particularly what it has to say about his little science project!"
- "Dr. Grant, Dr. Sattler -- you've heard of Chaos Theory?"
- "How do you know they can't breed?"
- "But again, how do you know they're all female? Does someone go into the park and, uh - - lift up the dinosaurs' skirts?"
- "John, the kind of control you're attempting is not possible. If there's one thing the history of evolution has taught us, it's that life will not be contained. Life breaks free. It expands to new territories. It crashes through barriers. Painfully, maybe even..dangerously, but and...well, there it is."
