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Saturday, October 16, 2010

RIP Benoit Mandelbrot: A Truly Great Mind

Benoit B. Mandelbrot, a maverick mathematician who [discovered fractal geometry] and applied it to physics, biology, finance and many other fields, died on Thursday in Cambridge, Mass. He was 85.
Posted by Giles Bowkett at 8:27 AM
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