Mandelbrot has died.

[boxtops]

Who could forget the man who did so much for mathematics, digital recordings, etc., and first showed us fractals..... http://www.google.co....QwBA&biw=1007&bih=662

[mibn2cweus]

Just another one of those very rare individuals who so deeply misunderstood contributed so much to the widening our understanding.

http://www.nytimes.co...7mandelbrot.html?_r=1

[ABerrant]

Benoît B. Mandelbrot - at a cursory glance he appeared but a simple man. On closer inspection he was infinitely more complex.

[mibn2cweus]

http://www.telegraph....enoit-Mandelbrot.html

[ludwig]

// Sceptics pointed to his arrogant reluctance to prove his theories, and his preference for "making bold and crazy conjectures". //

I'm surprised you're a fan Mib.

[mibn2cweus]

Well, to be perfectly honest ludwig, for me it was not the conjecture either but rather the evidence I found compelling and while I find myself unable to draw a distinct conclusion, I find the exploration of Mandelbrot's ideas no less intriguing and fascinating . . .
http://video.google.c...id=541459768620924570