From Perspective to Fractals: Relations Between Geometry, Science, and Art
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Benoit Mandelbrot is an IBM Fellow at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, International Business Machines, Inc., and Abraham Robinson Professor of Mathematics at Yale University. He is a graduate of the Paris Ecole Polytechnique, the California Institute of Technology, and the University of Paris. He has held positions at CNRS in Paris, MIT, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Harvard, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and the • University of Paris-Sud. The father of fractal geometry, Professor Mandelbrot received the 1993 Wolf Prize in Physics for "having changed our view of nature." In addition, he has received many other awards and prizes including the 1985 F. Bernard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science granted by the National Academy of Sciences and Columbia University, the 1988 Science for Art Prize from Moet-HennessyLouis Vuitton, and a Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Achievement from the California Institute of Technology. He has received honorary degrees from several universities including Syracuse University, Boston University, and the State University of New York. His work: For forty years, Professor Mandelbrot has been seeking a measure of order in physical, mathematical, or social phenomena that are characterized by abundant data but extreme variability. He is best known as the founder of fractal geometry. The surprising esthetic value of many of their discoveries and their unexpected usefulness in teaching have made him an eloquent spokesman for "the unity of knowing and feeling." He is the author of the books Les objets fractals (1975, 1984, 1989) and The Fractal Geometry of Nature (1982).
(This information was taken from the Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series Program 1991-1992).
Keywords
fractal geometry
Creation Date
September 11, 1993
Recommended Citation
Mandelbrot, Benoit, "From Perspective to Fractals: Relations Between Geometry, Science, and Art" (1993). DSLS 1993-1994. 2.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/dsls_1993_1994/2