Edward Lorenz' "effect" on how something small can make a big change in the weather is named for this insect
However, "the changes that make a difference are far bigger than a... [DOC] [TLE] When the Butterfly Effect Took Flight - MIT Technology Review [PAR] Feb 22, 2011 ... Half a century ago, Edward Lorenz, SM '43, ScD '48, overthrew the idea of the ... 
about the way nature works: small changes can have large consequences.