"The Mandelbrot set - someone has called it the thumbprint of God - is one of the most beautiful and remarkable discoveries in the entire history of mathematics. With Arthur C. Clarke as narrator and interviews with a number of notable mathematicians, including Bonoit, Mandelbrot, this program graphically illustrates how simple formulas can lead to complicated results: it explains the set, what it means, its internal consistency, and the revolution in thought resulting from its discovery. Asked if the real universe goes on forever, Steven Hawking defines its limit of smallness; the Mandelbrot set, on the other hand, may go on forever."
Enjoy!
Lee & Didier
Lee and Didier,
ReplyDeleteI am in love with the fractal images. The magnification aspect is astounding. The shapes are beautiful and I find myself viewing them again and again.
The video ends rather abrutly as if there is a continuation. Do you know if there is a part 2?
Brenda
Didier ordered the movie on DVD. We watched it again together the other day and it was powerful even on VHS! Maybe we can all view it together on a Friday when it arrives. The Universe is at work and I feel it daily if not hourly.
ReplyDeleteLove to All
ONE
Lee