Mandelbrot, Benoit B.
American Geometer1924–
Mandelbrot's untraditional education, which included self-instruction, gave him the ability to study mathematical issues in a unique way....
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Fractal Theory and Benoit Mandelbrot
Overview
In 1975 Benoit B. Mandelbrot (1924- ) wanted a word to describe the strange group of mathematical sets he was studying, and looked for inspiration in his ...
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Benoit B. Mandelbrot
1924-
Polish-born French Mathematician
Polish-born French mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot is widely acclaimed as one of the founding fathers of fractal geometry. Educated in Franc...
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The Polish-born French-American mathematician Benoit B. Mandelbrot (born 1924) is the inventor of fractals. Fractal geometry has been described as one of the major developments of 20th-century mathema...
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Benoit B. Mandelbrot is a mathematician who conceived, developed, and named the field of fractal geometry. This field describes the everyday forms of nature--such as mountains, clouds, and the path tr...
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One of the youngest fields of mathematics-- fractals--deals with geometric shapes that are self-similar, that is, that have a similar appearance at any level of magnification. The early development of...
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