Benoît Mandelbrot

Benoît B. Mandelbrot (born November 20, 1924) is a Polish-born French mathematician and leading proponent of fractal geometry. He is Sterling Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Emeritus at Yale University and IBM Fellow Emeritus at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center.

Pronunciation

In English, "Mandelbrot" is pronounced {{IPA|}} (rhymes with cot). In Yiddish and German it is pronounced as mand'lbrot and the name means "almond bread".

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