Benoit Mandebrot (1924-2010)
Posted on October 17th, 2010 by Mobyseven
Reports have come in now that the mathematical giant Benoit Mandelbrot has died at age 85 after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. In launching what was basically an entirely new field of study (fractals), Mandelbrot had a distinction that very few mathematicians enjoy — and to his benefit he lived long enough to see [...]
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