RIP Benoît Mandelbrot

[vernon]

Afficiandos of plotting the [url="http://www.wallpaperdojo.com/images/fractals/287x_Magnification_Into_The_Mandelbrot_Set_72_Hours_Render_Time.jpg"]Mandlebrot set[/url] will have fond memories of getting their BBC computers and their peers from other manufacturers to spend several days plotting Mandlebrot sets and babble on about fractals.

 

[marinyork]

That is sad.

 

[661-Pete]

I confess I used (many years ago) to be something of a nerd an addict myself, spent hours delving deeper and deeper into the Mandelbrot set. Each part of the perimeter of the original heart-shape led to different styles and whirly bits. Courtesy of an excellent bit of freeware called Fractint I believe, is it still around and has it been updated?

I owe a lot of something to Mandelbrot. RIP.

 

[vernon]

I confess I used (many years ago) to be something of a nerd an addict myself, spent hours delving deeper and deeper into the Mandelbrot set. Each part of the perimeter of the original heart-shape led to different styles and whirly bits. Courtesy of an excellent bit of freeware called Fractint I believe, is it still around and has it been updated?

I owe a lot of something to Mandelbrot. RIP.

It's a while since I used Fractint. It is still available here

 

[Midnight]

I confess I used (many years ago) to be something of a nerd an addict myself, spent hours delving deeper and deeper into the Mandelbrot set. Each part of the perimeter of the original heart-shape led to different styles and whirly bits. Courtesy of an excellent bit of freeware called Fractint I believe, is it still around and has it been updated?

I owe a lot of something to Mandelbrot. RIP.

+1

I spent many hours delving into this amazing construct. I remember coding my own Mandelbrot set generator for a competition in Amiga Format (I think). I didn't win the comp but impressed my mates. Fractint brings back memories - I'm tempted to click on vernons' link, but maybe not. I spend too much time on the computer already...

RIP Benoit Mandelbrot.