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The Fractalist

By Benoit Mandelbrot

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The Fractalist

By Benoit Mandelbrot

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Here is the remarkable life story of Benoit Mandelbrot, the creator of fractal geometry, and his unparalleled contributions to science mathematics, the financial world, and the arts. Mandelbrot recounts his early years in Warsaw and in Paris, where he was mentored by an eminent mathematician uncle, through his days evading the Nazis in occupied France, to his education at Caltech, Princeton, and MIT, and his illustrious career at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. An outside to mainstream scientific research, he managed to do what others had thought impossible: develop a new geometry that combines revelatory beauty with a radical way of unfolding formerly hidden scientific laws. In the process he was able to use geometry to solve fresh, real-world problems. With exuberance and an eloquent fluency, Benoit Mandelbrot recounts the high points of his fascinating life, offering us a glimpse into the evolution of his extraordinary mind. With full-color inserts and black-and-white photographs throughout.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2014-01-14
Publication Date:
2014-01-14
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
030738991X
ISBN13:
9780307389916
Weight:
338 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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