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surprising number of visitors to our website have a science background such as
engineering, chemistry, physics and computer sciences and so
we think many of you will know what this is.
Even if you are not familiar with fractal geometry the sheer beauty of these images can capture anyones imagination. Click on the image at any point that interests you and you will be taken deeper into the image by a factor of ten with each click. The more you explore, the more interesting things get.
Readers of Scientific American came to know about the Mandelbrot set through the hugely popular "Mathematical Games" column written by Martin Gardner which ran for twenty five years. Gardner first introduced the work of Benoit Mandelbrot to the public in this column. Mandelbrot, an american mathemetician, was the first to visualize the quintessential fractal set that we now know at the Mandelbrol set as an IBM fellow. Both Martin and Mandelbrot died in 2010 both at the age of 95. One might conclude that mathematics is good for longevity.
The program which generates these images was written by Dr. Petersen in C# about ten years ago. His wife affectionately calls him a geek but he vehemently denies it. You can judge for yourself.
Even if you are not familiar with fractal geometry the sheer beauty of these images can capture anyones imagination. Click on the image at any point that interests you and you will be taken deeper into the image by a factor of ten with each click. The more you explore, the more interesting things get.
Readers of Scientific American came to know about the Mandelbrot set through the hugely popular "Mathematical Games" column written by Martin Gardner which ran for twenty five years. Gardner first introduced the work of Benoit Mandelbrot to the public in this column. Mandelbrot, an american mathemetician, was the first to visualize the quintessential fractal set that we now know at the Mandelbrol set as an IBM fellow. Both Martin and Mandelbrot died in 2010 both at the age of 95. One might conclude that mathematics is good for longevity.
The program which generates these images was written by Dr. Petersen in C# about ten years ago. His wife affectionately calls him a geek but he vehemently denies it. You can judge for yourself.