Clouds Are Not Spheres (2010)

Clouds Are Not Spheres (2010)

The life and work of a Maverick Mathematician 2010-01-01 United Kingdom 55 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Benoît B. Mandelbrot is Self
Self
Martin Shaw is Self - Host
Self - Host
Ivar Giaever is Self - Physicist & Nobel Prize-Winner in Biology
Self - Physicist & Nobel Prize-Winner in Biology
Pierre Roubinet is Self - Philosopher
Self - Philosopher
Heinz-Otto Peitgen is Self - Mathematician
Self - Mathematician
Carl Evertsz is Self - Physicist
Self - Physicist
Martin Gutzwiller is Self - Theoretical Physicist
Self - Theoretical Physicist
Ralph E. Gomory is Self - Former Head of Research IBM
Self - Former Head of Research IBM
Ronald Coifman is Self - Mathematician
Self - Mathematician
Bernard Sapoval is Self - Physicist
Self - Physicist

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