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Benoit B. Mandelbrot , 1924-, French mathematician, b. Warsaw, Poland. Largely self-taught and considered a maverick in the field of mathematics, he is uncomfortable with the rigorously pure logical analysis prescribed by Nicolas Bourbaki and relies instead on his talent for visualizing natural phenomena. A pioneer of chaos theory , he conceived, developed, and applied fractal geometry , which is used to find order in apparently erratic shapes and processes.

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Mandelbrot, Benoit B. (1942– ) US mathematician, b. Poland. He made major contributions to chaos theory, and is best known for coining the term fractal. His book The Fractal Geometry of Nature (1982) contains many examples of natural fractals, such as ferns, trees and rivers. The Mandelbrot set, a well-known fractal object, is named after him.

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