Clouds Are Not Spheres
Clouds Are Not Spheres

Clouds Are Not Spheres

January 01, 2010 | 55 min

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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Naomi Scott

Benoît B. Mandelbrot

Naomi Scott

Martin Shaw

Naomi Scott

Ivar Giaever

Naomi Scott

Pierre Roubinet

Naomi Scott

Carl Evertsz

Naomi Scott

Martin Gutzwiller

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