Books

Introducing Fractals

A Graphic Guide

Fractal Geometry is the geometry of the natural world. It mirrors the uneven but real shapes of nature, the world as we actually experience it, unlike the idealised forms of Euclidean geometry. We see fractals everywhere. Indeed, we are fractal! Using computers, fractal geometry can make precise models of physical structures - from ferns, arteries and brains to galaxies. Fractal geometry is a new language. Once you are able to speak it, you can describe the shape of a cloud as precisely as an architect can describe a house.

Introducing Fractals traces the development of this revolutionary new discipline from Zeno to calculus, set theory and the maverick mathematicians who set the stage for the genius of fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot. Text and graphics combine to offer the most accessible account of fractal geometry that any reader is likely to find. To quote J.A. Wheeler, protégé of Niels Bohr and friend of Albert Einstein, 'No one will be considered scientifically literate tomorrow, who is not familiar with fractals.' This book is the ideal guide to that literacy.

The Colours Of Infinity

The Beauty and Power of Fractals

The groundbreaking documentary, introduced by Arthur C. Clarke, has been shown in over 50 countries around the work. Ten years ago it brought the subject of fractals to the attention of the general public for the first time. The contributors to the film are joined in this comprehensive survey of the fractal theory and practice by some other leading experts in the field.

The book features contributions from Arthur C. Clarke, Professor Benoit Mandelbrot, Professor Michael Barnsley, Gary Flake, David Pennock, Will Rood and Professor Ian Stewart.