Fractals: An Animated Discussion (1990)
Fractal geometry is perhaps the most exciting discovery of contemporary mathematics. FRACTALS: AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION is a rare combination of full-color animated sequences and intriguing interviews. The film turns the Mandelbrot set and the Lorenz attractor into visible and easily comprehensible objects as their discoverers, Benoit Mandelbrot and Edward Lorenz, discuss the background history history and details of their work. The film features spectacular new computer-graphic illustrations of chaos and self-similarity as well as music composed according to fractal principles.
Runtime: 63 min
Release Date: January 1, 1990
Cast
- Benoît B. Mandelbrot - Self
- Edward Lorenz - Self
Production: W. H. Freeman and Company
Original Language: en
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fractals: An Animated Discussion about?
- Fractal geometry is perhaps the most exciting discovery of contemporary mathematics. FRACTALS: AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION is a rare combination of full-color animated sequences and intriguing interviews. The film turns the Mandelbrot set and the Lorenz attractor into visible and easily comprehensible objects as their discoverers, Benoit Mandelbrot and Edward Lorenz, discuss the background history history and details of their work. The film features spectacular new computer-graphic illustrations of chaos and self-similarity as well as music composed according to fractal principles.
- Who directed Fractals: An Animated Discussion?
- Fractals: An Animated Discussion was directed by Heinz-Otto Peitgen, H. Jürgens, D. Saupe, C. Zahlten.
- Who stars in Fractals: An Animated Discussion?
- Fractals: An Animated Discussion stars Benoît B. Mandelbrot, Edward Lorenz.
- How long is Fractals: An Animated Discussion?
- Fractals: An Animated Discussion has a runtime of 1h 3m (63 minutes).