The man who changed the way mathematics is perceived forever (Full Documentary) | Benoit Mandelbrot

The true story of Benoit Mandelbrot, the maverick mathematician who discovered the Mandelbrot set and fractal geometry, which is now used in science, medicine and geography. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 – Introduction ▷ 04:05 – Benoit Mandelbrot's early life and university years ▷ 14:09 – Working at the IBM Research Centre ▷ 17:12 – Benoit's first major discovery ▷ 20:06 – The Cantor Set, the Sierpiński triangle, and the Koch Snowflake ▷ 25:13 – Geometric models for the real world ▷ 27:39 – How long is the British coastline? ▷ 34:14 – Benoit Mandelbrot's first book ▷ 40:41 – The Fractal Geometry of Nature ▷ 42:08 – Practical applications of fractal geometry ▷ 51:38 – Credits #fractals #geometry #fractal #nature #mandelbrotset #ibm #mathematician #theory #nova #documentary #fulldocumentaries #WocomoDOCS ------- Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: https://goo.gl/sBmGkp Follow us on Facebook:   / wocomo   ------- This documentary explicates the life and theories of "maverick mathematician" Benoit Mandelbrot, whose work defined the field of fractal geometry. Original Title: Clouds are not spheres Directed by Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon © 1995, Licensed by Screenbound ------- Documentaries about politics, society and science produced by leading studios around the world. Our goal is to be a reliable source of high-quality information and investigative journalism for a better understanding of relationships, backgrounds and future developments. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY:    / wocomohumanity   ▷ wocomoWILDLIFE:    / wocomowildlife   ▷ wocomoHISTORY:    / wocomohistory   ▷ wocomoTRAVEL:    / wocomotravel   ▷ wocomoCOOK:    / wocomocook   Wocomo DOCS is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.