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22 February 2012 10:45

Fractal Geometry Panorama

When fractals were a brand new idea, and even when The Fractal Geometry of Nature, was a new book being reviewed, futurists disagreed, as is their wont. A few envisioned a whole new field, but many did not. They found it more likely (as we did) that fractal ideas would spread far and wide among existing fields, influencing them to varying degrees but replacing or absorbing none. This second scenario is what is presently witnessed.