How accurate is Jurassic Park's presentation of Chaos Theory?

[TheCustomer99]

I've been reading Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and heard his character's (Ian Malcom) assessment of Chaos Theory. I was just wondering how accurate his portrayal was. If you've read the book and know a bit about chaos theory I'd appreciate it if you posted a response.

Thanks

[HallsofIvy]

I've been reading Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and heard his character's (Ian Malcom) assessment of Chaos Theory. I was just wondering how accurate his portrayal was. If you've read the book and know a bit about chaos theory I'd appreciate it if you posted a response.

Thanks
I really didn't see much, if any, "chaos theory" presented. The character just kept pointing out that the more complex a system is, the more likely it is to fall apart but, hey, it doesn't take chaos theory to figure that out!