Clouds Are Not Spheres

Clouds Are Not Spheres

2010
55m
7.7

7.7/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary

"The life and work of a Maverick Mathematician"

Overview

Until recently geometry was 'cold', incapable of describing the irregular shape of a cloud, the slope of a mountain or the beauty of the human body. With fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot gave us a language for our natural world. In this captivating documentary, the man himself explains this groundbreaking discovery.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Gordon Films UK
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English French

Keywords

mathematics mathematician geometry ibm fractal

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 2010
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt15806620

Cast

Benoît B. Mandelbrot
Benoît B. Mandelbrot

Self

Martin Shaw
Martin Shaw

Self - Host

Ivar Giaever
Ivar Giaever

Self - Physicist & Nobel Prize-Winner in Biology

Pierre Roubinet
Pierre Roubinet

Self - Philosopher

Heinz-Otto Peitgen
Heinz-Otto Peitgen

Self - Mathematician

Carl Evertsz
Carl Evertsz

Self - Physicist

Martin Gutzwiller
Martin Gutzwiller

Self - Theoretical Physicist

Ralph E. Gomory
Ralph E. Gomory

Self - Former Head of Research IBM

Ronald Coifman
Ronald Coifman

Self - Mathematician

Bernard Sapoval
Bernard Sapoval

Self - Physicist

Key Crew

Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
Director