Benoit Mandelbrot, Mathematician, Dies at 85

[Tony Hardie-Bick]

On 18/10/10 13:46, Romain / rXg wrote:
> Ho no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
> I m glad that I met him once in my life ...

Ah wow - that is so cool...

For me, this is the closest I get:

http://on.ted.com/8dj5

Around 14' he gives an overview of his life, and the closing words, I am sure, 
are those he wanted to be remembered by:

"Bottomless wonders spring from simple rules, which are repeated without end."

A more profound prediction for the twenty-first century is difficult to imagine.

Tony (HB)

> Everybody dies this year  ....
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> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Joost Schuttelaar
> <joost at joostschuttelaar.nl <mailto:joost at joostschuttelaar.nl>> wrote:
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>     http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/17mandelbrot.html
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