“Weierstrass, Cantor, or Peano! In physics, an analogous development threatened since about 1800, since Laplace’s Celestial Mechanics avoided all illustration. And it is exemplified by the statement by P. A. M. Dirac (in the preface of his 1930 Quantum Mechanics)… — Benoît B. Mandelbrot Copy Share Image
“My life seemed to be a series of events and accidents. Yet when I look back, I see a pattern.” — Benoît B. Mandelbrot Copy Share Image
“I found myself in the position of that child in a story who noticed a bit of string and - out of curiosity -… — Benoît B. Mandelbrot Copy Share Image
“Too often, an event’s importance is not recognized until it is too late for proper recording.” — Benoît B. Mandelbrot Copy Share Image
“Weierstrass, Cantor, or Peano! In physics, an analogous development threatened since about 1800, since Laplace’s Celestial Mechanics avoided all illustration. And it is exemplified… — Benoît B. Mandelbrot Copy Share Image
