17 October 2010

The man who coined "fractal" : Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85

From The New York Times:

Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85

Dr. Mandelbrot, a maverick mathematician, developed an innovative theory to study uneven shapes and applied it to physics, biology and many other fields.

http://nyti.ms/aZH3wQ

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