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Book SynopsisThis is a collection of articles, many written by people who worked with Mandelbrot, memorializing the remarkable breadth and depth of his work in science and the arts. Contributors include mathematicians, physicists, biologists, economists, and engineers, as expected; and also artists, musicians, teachers, an historian, an architect, a filmmaker, and a comic. Some articles are quite technical, others entirely descriptive. All include stories about Benoit.Also included are chapters on fractals and music by Charles Wuorinen and by Harlan Brothers, on fractals and finance by Richard Hudson and by Christian Walter, on fractal invisibility cloaks by Nathan Cohen, and a personal reminiscence by Aliette Mandelbrot.While he is known most widely for his work in mathematics and in finance, Benoit influenced almost every field of modern intellectual activity. No other book captures the breadth of all of Benoit's accomplishments.
Table of ContentsIntroduction - Benoit Mandelbrot: Nor Does Lightning Travel in a Straight Line (M Frame); Fractals in Mathematics - Chapters by Michael Barnsley, Julien Barral, Kenneth Falconer, Hillel Furstenberg, Stephane Jaffard, Michael Lapidus, Jacques Peyriere & Murad Taqqu; Fractals in Physics - Chapters by Amon Aharony, Bernard Sapoval, Michael Shlesinger, Katepalli Sreenivasan & Bruce West; Fractals in Computer Science - Chapters by Henry Kaufman & Ken Musgrave; Fractals in Engineering - Chapters by Nathan Cohen & Marc-Olivier Coppens; Fractals in Finance - Chapters by Martin Shubik & Nassim Taleb; Fractals in Art - Chapters by Javier Barrallo, Ron Eglash & Rhonda Roland Shearer; Fractals in History - Chapter by John Gaddis; Fractals in Architecture - Chapter by Emer O'Daly; Fractals in Physiology - Chapter by Ewald Weibel; Fractals in Education - Chapters by Harlan Brothers & Nial Neger; Fractals in Music - Chapter by Charles Wuorinen; Fractals in Film - Chapter by Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon; Fractals in Comedy - Chapter by Demetri Martin.
