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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Benoit Mandelbrot, RIP

via Boing Boing by David Pescovitz on 10/16/10

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Benoit Mandelbrot, the father of fractal geometry, has died. He was 85.

"Fractal geometry is not just a chapter of mathematics, but one that helps Everyman to see the same world differently." -Benoit Mandelbrot (1924-2010)
"Benoit Mandelbrot the Maverick, 1924-2010" (The Atlantic)

Long Live Mandelbrot (Imaginary Foundation)

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