Arthur C Clarke Fractals The Colors Of Infinity

Arthur C. Clarke presents this unusual documentary on the mathematical discovery of the Mandelbrot Set (MSet) in the visually spectacular world of fractal geometry. This show relates the science of the MSet to nature in a way that seems to identify the hand of God in the design of the universe itself. Dr. Mandelbrot in 1980 discovered the infinitely complex geometrical shape called the Mandelbrot Set using a very simple equation with computers and graphics. Arthur C. Clarke s softspoken style sets the common man at ease, and his pinpoint commentary makes the concept of fractals easy to understand. One need not be a stellar mathematician to grasp the concepts and why they are profound. The experts are trotted out, and they, too, explain fractal geometry in ways that are accessible to everyman. Fractals are part of our lives, and maths informs everything that exists, whether natural or manmade. When I saw this on TV several years ago, it reminded me of the Douglas Adams (of Hitchhiker s Guide f