Benoit Mandelbrot
1924 - 2010
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Benoit Mandelbrot was a Polish-born French-American mathematician known for his work in fractal geometry. He coined the term 'fractal' to describe complex geometric shapes found in nature that display self-similarity at different scales. Mandelbrot's groundbreaking research laid the foundation for the study of fractals in mathematics, physics, computer science, and other fields. His work revolutionized our understanding of irregular shapes and patterns, leading to applications in diverse areas such as image compression, finance, and chaos theory.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line.
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I play scientists all the time, I dream it.
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Fractals are easy to explain, it's like a colony of ants. If you see a few ants it looks random, but if you see a large number, you can see patterns.
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We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyze them.
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Science arises from the astonishing circumstance that we can detect regularities in a most intricate and subtle way.