- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Icon Books Ltd; illustrated edition edition (1 Nov 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1840461233
- ISBN-13: 978-1840461237
- Product Dimensions: 20.7 x 14 x 1.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,053,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fractal geometry is the geometry of the natural world. It mirrors the uneven but real shapes of nature, the world as we actually experience it, unlike the idealized forms of Euclidean geometry. We see fractals everywhere. Indeed, we "are" fractal! Using computers, fractal geometry can make precise models of physical structures - from ferns, arteries and brains to galaxies. Fractal geometry is a new language. Once you are able to speak it, you can describe the shape of a cloud as precisely as an architect can describe a house. "Introducing Fractal Geometry" traces the development of this revolutionary new discipline from Zeno to calculus, set theory and the first maverick mathematicians who set the stage for the genius of fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot. Text and graphics combine to offer the most accessible account of fractal geometry that any reader is likely to find. To quote J.A. Wheeler, protege of Niels Bohr and friend of Albert Einstein: "No one will be considered scientifically literate tomorrow, who is not familiar with fractals". This book is the ideal guide to that literacy.
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John Archibald Wheeler (b. 1911), protege of the quantum pioneer Niels Bohr and friend of Albert Einstein, has been at the cutting edge of 20th-century physics, cosmology and quantum theory. Read the first page
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Introduction - Fun and Readable.,
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This review is from: Introducing Fractal Geometry (Paperback)
A grand overview of the whole field of fractal geometry - starting with early foundations via the julia set, Professor Mandelbrot, applications of fractal geometry etc. etc. etc. An intruiging reading list - for laymen to experts is included. All presented in a visual and memorable format. HIGHLY RECCOMMENDED!!!
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this book changed my life,
This review is from: Introducing Fractal Geometry (Paperback)
This book fundamendally changed my worldview from a modernist rationalist, where I believed that everything can be calculated via mathematics and eventually controlled by human beings, into someone who believes that the human attempts at order are crude and unsophisticated. The mathematics and intelligence of the natural world is far beyond our capacities of control or even comprehension. Everything affects everything, and human actions are just a drop in the ocean. Yet, the smallest action can sometimes have far-reaching influences. I would call reading this book a sublime experience, i.e. it is an awe-inspiring piece of art. Or rather, the theory behind it is. I read this book some years ago and my intellectual journey since has evolved in a wholly new direction. It has opened my eyes to a completely different set of contemporary and cutting-edge scientists, thinkers and artists, as my own interests and beliefs shifted. When I read it, I sat there for a while and couldn't believe the implications. It was slightly scary as I realised that my world view had been based on a highly simplified version of the real. The potential in such a beautifully organised and complex world is immense. After finishing reading it, the change in my thinking and the consequences then unfolded gradually, over the years.
If you are not familiar with fractal or chaos theory, I recommend this book. It may not have the same effect on you at all but it will at least be interesting. Some mathematical interest will help as the book does discuss some formulas. But you could even skip those pages. I think everyone in the world would in some way benefit from a basic understanding of these scientific findings. Imperfection is beautiful.
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brilliant,
This review is from: Introducing Fractal Geometry (Paperback)
This is a truly brilliant book. I bought it as a present for someone, but ended up keeping it for myself. It's really easy to read, with entertaining illustrations. I now see the world differently & see fractals in everything. oh and Mandlebrot is my new hero!
This book is a bit of an awkward size, but with the redesign Introducing Fractals: A Graphic Guide it's much easier to stick in your pocket. I'm not buying up other books in the series.
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