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Clouds Are Not Spheres
Clouds Are Not Spheres

Clouds Are Not Spheres

2010·0h 55m·Documentary
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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. MandelbrotBenoît B. MandelbrotSelf
  • Martin ShawMartin ShawSelf - Host
  • Ivar GiaeverIvar GiaeverSelf - Physicist & Nobel Prize-Winner in Biology
  • Pierre RoubinetPierre RoubinetSelf - Philosopher
  • Heinz-Otto PeitgenHeinz-Otto PeitgenSelf - Mathematician
  • Carl EvertszCarl EvertszSelf - Physicist
  • Martin GutzwillerMartin GutzwillerSelf - Theoretical Physicist
  • Ralph E. GomoryRalph E. GomorySelf - Former Head of Research IBM
  • Ronald CoifmanRonald CoifmanSelf - Mathematician
  • Bernard SapovalBernard SapovalSelf - Physicist

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