Clouds Are Not Spheres
The life and work of a Maverick Mathematician
Sinopse
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.
- 7.7
- 2010
- Released
- 0h 55m
Benoît B. Mandelbrot
Self
Martin Shaw
Self - HostIvar Giaever
Self - Physicist & Nobel Prize-Winner in BiologyPierre Roubinet
Self - PhilosopherCarl Evertsz
Self - PhysicistMartin Gutzwiller
Self - Theoretical PhysicistRalph E. Gomory
Self - Former Head of Research IBMRonald Coifman
Self - MathematicianBernard Sapoval
Self - Physicist
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Keywords
- #mathematics
- #mathematician
- #geometry
- #ibm
- #fractal
