Meet Benoit B. Mandelbrot

Sterling Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Mathematics Department, Yale University

IBM Fellow Emeritus, TJ Watson Research Center


He opened our minds to the existence and beauty of fractals

(and fractal geometry. Be the first on your block to introduce students to this exciting area of geometry. Geometry doesn't ALWAYS have to be linear! Triangles? Hexagons? What about the shapes of clouds and leaves?)

Change your understanding of math (especially geometry), of nature, of chaos, and life. Let fractals dazzle and amaze you. Oh, and read one of his books!

Here are two books on fractals
that can be enjoyed by kids: