Clouds Are Not Spheres
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2010-01-01
Runtime: 55 mins
Director: Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
Spoken language: English, Français
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Clouds Are Not Spheres
Production Companies: Gordon Films UK
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Benoît B. Mandelbrot
Martin Shaw
Ivar Giaever
Pierre Roubinet
Heinz-Otto Peitgen
Carl Evertsz
Martin Gutzwiller
Ralph E. Gomory
Ronald Coifman
Bernard Sapoval
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