Clouds Are Not Spheres
Clouds Are Not Spheres

Clouds Are Not Spheres

2010-01-01| 55 min

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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Martin Shaw

Martin Shaw

Heinz-Otto Peitgen

Heinz-Otto Peitgen

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