The time is right, following Beno t Mandelbrot\'s death in 2010, to publish this landmark book about the life and work of this maverick math genius.
The early part of the book is largely biographical, but it portrays well how Mandelbrot\'s life and ideas developed and led to the Fractal notions that are surveyed in the latter parts of the book..
Instead, Mandelbrot\'s ideas and insights are described using a combination of intuition and pictures.
Mathematics is largely avoided.
This compact book celebrates the life and achievements of Beno t Mandelbrot with the ideas of fractals presented in a way that can be understood by the interested lay-person.
The time is right, following Beno t Mandelbrot\'s death in 2010, to publish this landmark book about the life and work of this maverick math genius
