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Clouds Are Not Spheres( 2010)

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The life and work of a Maverick Mathematician

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Benoît B. Mandelbrot

      Self

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      Martin Shaw

      Self - Host

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      Ivar Giaever

      Self - Physicist & Nobel Prize-Winner in Biology

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      Pierre Roubinet

      Self - Philosopher

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      Heinz-Otto Peitgen

      Self - Mathematician

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      Carl Evertsz

      Self - Physicist

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      Martin Gutzwiller

      Self - Theoretical Physicist

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      Ralph E. Gomory

      Self - Former Head of Research IBM

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      Ronald Coifman

      Self - Mathematician

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      Bernard Sapoval

      Self - Physicist

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • mathematics
    • mathematician
    • geometry
    • ibm
    • fractal