Lipov, A. N. Fractals. In Memory of Benoit Mandelbrot

Abstract: The article is devoted to the memory of Benoit Mandelbrot who died on October 14, 2005. He was a talented mathematician, the author of the book ‘The Fractal Geometry of Nature’ (1977), the father of the fractal geometry, honored member of the IBM corporation, sterling professor at Yale University, holder of many rewards in science, the researcher who coined the term ‘fractal’, demonstrated the universal nature of fractal structures in nature and created the fractal math for their description. He is the scientist who made the revolution in physics which eventually led to the fundamental discoveries, hypotheses and creation of new technologies.

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