Clouds Are Not Spheres (2010)
Clouds Are Not Spheres (2010)
The life and work of a Maverick Mathematician
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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Benoît B. Mandelbrot Benoît B. Mandelbrot As: Self
Martin Shaw Martin Shaw As: Self - Host
Ivar Giaever Ivar Giaever As: Self - Physicist & Nobel Prize-Winner in Biology
Pierre Roubinet Pierre Roubinet As: Self - Philosopher
Heinz-Otto Peitgen Heinz-Otto Peitgen As: Self - Mathematician
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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.


Tagline: The life and work of a Maverick Mathematician
Certification: U

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English, Français

Release Date: 01 January 2010

Country: GB

Runtime: 55m

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Company: Gordon Films UK

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Benoît B. Mandelbrot

Benoît B. Mandelbrot

Self

Martin Shaw

Martin Shaw

Self - Host

Ivar Giaever

Ivar Giaever

Self - Physicist & Nobel Prize-Winner in Biology

Pierre Roubinet

Pierre Roubinet

Self - Philosopher

Heinz-Otto Peitgen

Heinz-Otto Peitgen

Self - Mathematician

Carl Evertsz

Carl Evertsz

Self - Physicist

Martin Gutzwiller

Martin Gutzwiller

Self - Theoretical Physicist

Ralph E. Gomory

Ralph E. Gomory

Self - Former Head of Research IBM

Ronald Coifman

Ronald Coifman

Self - Mathematician

Bernard Sapoval

Bernard Sapoval

Self - Physicist

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