Benoît B. Mandelbrot

Born
November 20, 1924
Died
October 14, 2010

American mathematician and scientist who was born in Poland. He is a leader in the development of fractal theory and in the potential application of fractals to nature and design. Dr. Mandelbrot discovered the Mandelbrot Set on 1 March 1980 while working as an IBM Fellow at the Watson Research…

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Biography

American mathematician and scientist who was born in Poland. He is a leader in the development of fractal theory and in the potential application of fractals to nature and design. Dr. Mandelbrot discovered the Mandelbrot Set on 1 March 1980 while working as an IBM Fellow at the Watson Research Center. Received his first PhD in Paris 1952: "Docteur d'Etat". Has held numerous professorial appointments at many different universities over time.

Self

They Were ThereThey Were There(2011)as Self
Geniet och pojkarnaGeniet och pojkarna(2009)as Self - Matematiker
The Man Who Saved GeometryThe Man Who Saved Geometry(2009)as Self
The Genius and the BoysThe Genius and the Boys(2009)as Self - Former Professor of Mathematics - Yale and Princeton
NovaNova(1974)as Self - physicist - Yale University
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