Clouds Are Not Spheres
Clouds Are Not Spheres

Clouds Are Not Spheres

The life and work of a Maverick Mathematician

January 1, 201055 min7.7EN
Documentary

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.

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Cast

Benoît B. Mandelbrot
Benoît B. MandelbrotSelf
Martin Shaw
Martin ShawSelf - Host
Ivar Giaever
Ivar GiaeverSelf - Physicist & Nobel Prize-Winner in Biology
Pierre Roubinet
Pierre RoubinetSelf - Philosopher
Heinz-Otto Peitgen
Heinz-Otto PeitgenSelf - Mathematician
Carl Evertsz
Carl EvertszSelf - Physicist
Martin Gutzwiller
Martin GutzwillerSelf - Theoretical Physicist
Ralph E. Gomory
Ralph E. GomorySelf - Former Head of Research IBM
Ronald Coifman
Ronald CoifmanSelf - Mathematician
Bernard Sapoval
Bernard SapovalSelf - Physicist