Clouds Are Not Spheres
movie
The life and work of a Maverick Mathematician
Released January 01, 2010
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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
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Benoît B. Mandelbrot
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Self
Martin Shaw
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Self - Host
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Ivar Giaever
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Self - Physicist & Nobel Prize-Winner in Biology
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Pierre Roubinet
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Self - Philosopher
Heinz-Otto Peitgen
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Self - Mathematician
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Carl Evertsz
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Self - Physicist
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Martin Gutzwiller
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Self - Theoretical Physicist
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Ralph E. Gomory
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Self - Former Head of Research IBM
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Ronald Coifman
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Self - Mathematician
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Bernard Sapoval
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Self - Physicist
