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Quick
background on Fractals:
Fractals are geometric patterns, typicaly dealt with as
images, that are repeated at ever smaller scales to produce irregular shapes
and surfaces that cannot be represented by classical geometry. They
are created by using a mathematical algorithm, have infinite depth and
detail, and display high amounts of symmetry-- repeating themselves though
out.
Benoit Mandelbrot can be given most of the credit for the discovery
of fractals-- he coined the term. In 1980, Benoit worked for IBM
and created the first fractal image
Top level of Mandelbrot set
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using computers IBM made at the time. His fractal equation became
known as the Mandelbrot set. The image to the left is quite possibly
the most identified fractal image (not this image in particular) although
many people may not know it's origin. This image is the at the top
level of the Mandelbrot fractal set. The basic shape seen here repeats
itself again and again though out the fractal set as one zooms in.
To learn more about the origin and math behind fractals, goto the links
page.
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