Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension

Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension

56 mins | Documentary | Oct. 28, 2008

Determined to understand the repeating patterns he was finding in nature, French mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot used an early form of computer imagery to produce his own versions, coining the recurring shapes fractals. This installment of the PBS series "Nova" examines the rules of these self-similar patterns and explores the ways these fascinating geometric configurations can be applied in the fields of science, medicine and the arts.

Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension

56 mins | Documentary | Oct. 28, 2008

Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension
Determined to understand the repeating patterns he was finding in nature, French mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot used an early form of computer imagery to produce his own versions, coining the recurring shapes fractals. This installment of the PBS series "Nova" examines the rules of these self-similar patterns and explores the ways these fascinating geometric configurations can be applied in the fields of science, medicine and the arts.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers NOVA Productions, PBS Digital Studios
Original title Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension
Directors Bill Jersey, Michel Schwarz
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