Clouds Are Not Spheres

Clouds Are Not Spheres

"The life and work of a Maverick Mathematician"
  • 2010
  • 0 hr 55 min
  •  7.7  (3)
  •   Released

Until recently geometry was 'cold', incapable of describing the irregular shape of a cloud, the slope of a mountain or the beauty of the human body. With fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot gave us a language for our natural world. In this captivating documentary, the man himself explains this groundbreaking discovery.

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Until recently geometry was 'cold', incapable of describing the irregular shape of a cloud, the slope of a mountain or the beauty of the human body. With fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot gave us a language for our natural world. In this captivating documentary, the man himself explains this groundbreaking discovery.
  • Release Date
    2010
  • Runtime
    0 hr 55 min
  • Language
    en
  • Rating
    7.7  (3)
  • Genres
    Documentary
  • Director
    Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
  • Cast
    Benoît B. Mandelbrot
    Martin Shaw
    Ivar Giaever
    Pierre Roubinet
    Heinz-Otto Peitgen
    Carl Evertsz
    Martin Gutzwiller
    Ralph E. Gomory
    Ronald Coifman
    Bernard Sapoval
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