Clouds Are Not Spheres
Clouds Are Not Spheres
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.
Country: GB
Genre: Documentary
Release: 2010-01-01
Director: Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
Production: Gordon Films UK
Cast: Benoît B. Mandelbrot, Martin Shaw, Ivar Giaever, Pierre Roubinet, Heinz-Otto Peitgen
Tagline: The life and work of a Maverick Mathematician
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