Sunday, October 17, 2010

Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85

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Benoît Mandelbrot
Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85
"For most of his career, Dr. Mandelbrot had a reputation as an outsider to the mathematical establishment. From his perch as a researcher for I.B.M. in New York, where he worked for decades before accepting a position at Yale University, he noticed patterns that other researchers may have overlooked in their own data, then often swooped in to collaborate.
“He knew everybody, with interests going off in every possible direction,” Professor Mumford said. “Every time he gave a talk, it was about something different.”"

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