RIP Benoit Mandelbrot

[Methtical]

I did a quick search but as far as I can tell there is no thread on this.

Benoit Mandelbrot - who's work I'm sure we all know and love - passed away on October 14th.

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/10/he-gave-us-order-out-of-chaos-r-i-p-benoit-mandelbrot-1924-2010/

Always sad when a genius exits this world

Methtical

 

[Shadowman-x]

ayee.
Another one recycled to the greater consciousness sorting bin

 

[clouds]

R.I.P. Benoit Mandelbrot.

I'll use this opportunity to recommend the following documentary, which was first posted here by amor_fati.

[YOUTUBE]

playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=931A2D39C50C87BB

 

[Bill Cipher]

This one's for you, Benoit.

 

[Metanoia]

RIP and bon voyage, wherever you are Benoit.

 

[justine]

Hum, who wants to go to britain with me to measure the length of its stretch of coastline as a tribute ?

 

[gammagore]

RIP

 

[Eluna]

RIP. God i love fractals.

 

[corridors of my cells]

uncle Benoit, hope u rest in peace. here is a piece i made in the memory of Benoit Mandelbrot:

Some common visuals of mine + Some artwork - Music/Art/Literature - Welcome to the DMT-Nexus

 

[L_Starr]

yes RIP, what a great contribution you gave to our understandings.

 

[Orion]

An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something.

-Benoit Mandelbrot

Very true words. I always sucked at maths and found it incredibly boring. But I love all things Mandelbrot.

 

[eclipsek20]

RIP Benoit Mandelbrot, Fractal Geometry opened my eyes to many things. Only wish I could have gave him a peak into DMT Experience, before he left.

SWIM found out about his work originally through a DMT experience. SWIM was watching looking at the ground and seeing patterns and forms come from the patterns, while hearing a thought in the back of his head repeating, "Mandelbrot".

Then soon after experience was over went and looked this up and started learning all about Fractal Geometry.