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RIP Benoit Mandelbrot

October 16th, 2010

The great, insightful, genius mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot is gone.

His revolutionary work can be and is now applied everywhere, including economics:

http://irdial.com/blogdial/?p=1465

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And so much more….

The object that he is best known for in popular culture, The Mandelbrot Set is iconic, profound and beautiful all at the same time.

Merci professeur!

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This entry was posted on Saturday, October 16th, 2010 at 5:14 pm and is filed under Art, Beautiful, Economics, No no no!, Science, Someone Clever Said.

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