Clouds Are Not Spheres

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.

Cast

Benoît B. Mandelbrot

Martin Shaw

Ivar Giaever

Pierre Roubinet

Heinz-Otto Peitgen

Carl Evertsz

Martin Gutzwiller

Ralph E. Gomory