Saturday, October 23, 2010

My Favourite Mathematician, Gone

Benoit Mandelbrot, 1924-2007, who coined the word fractal.  Obituary:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/oct/17/benoit-mandelbrot-obituary

Thanks to his work, I have seen everything differently since the early 1990s- in terms of structures.  I owe him a lot.

New photos will be resuming soon - Internet in Mestia has been a bit frustrating lately.

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