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Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85
published by the New York Times Company
This New York Times obituary is dedicated to the life and accomplishments of Benoît B. Mandelbrot, the mathematician who investigated and popularized fractals. The article is a brief biography of Mandelbrot, including highlights from his personal life and professional career.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/17mandelbrot.html
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Keywords: fractals, mandelbrot
Record Creator: Metadata instance created August 2, 2011 by Raina Khatri
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Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85 (New York Times Company, New York, 2010), WWW Document, (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/17mandelbrot.html).
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Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85 (New York Times Company, New York, 2010), <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/17mandelbrot.html>.
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Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85. (2010, November 22). Retrieved May 22, 2013, from New York Times Company: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/17mandelbrot.html
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New York Times Company. Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85. New York: New York Times Company, November 22, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/17mandelbrot.html (accessed 22 May 2013).
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Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85. New York: New York Times Company, 2010. 22 Nov. 2010. 22 May 2013 <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/17mandelbrot.html>.
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