Clouds Are Not Spheres
The life and work of a Maverick Mathematician
7.7
3 votes
January 1, 2010
55m
Documentary
Overview
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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Benoît B. Mandelbrot
Self
Martin Shaw
Self - HostI
Ivar Giaever
Self - Physicist & Nobel Prize-Winner in BiologyP
Pierre Roubinet
Self - Philosopher
Heinz-Otto Peitgen
Self - MathematicianC
Carl Evertsz
Self - PhysicistM
Martin Gutzwiller
Self - Theoretical PhysicistR
Ralph E. Gomory
Self - Former Head of Research IBMR
Ronald Coifman
Self - MathematicianB
Bernard Sapoval
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