Clouds Are Not Spheres

The story

Until recently geometry was 'cold', incapable of describing the irregular shape of a cloud, the slope of a mountain or the beauty of the human body. With fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot gave us a language for our natural world. In this captivating documentary, the man himself explains this groundbreaking discovery.

Cast & crew

Benoît B. Mandelbrot

Benoît B. MandelbrotSelf

Martin ShawSelf - Host

Ivar Giaever

Ivar GiaeverSelf - Physicist & Nobel Prize-Winner in Biology

Pierre Roubinet

Pierre RoubinetSelf - Philosopher

Heinz-Otto PeitgenSelf - Mathematician

Carl Evertsz

Carl EvertszSelf - Physicist

Martin Gutzwiller

Martin GutzwillerSelf - Theoretical Physicist

Ralph E. Gomory

Ralph E. GomorySelf - Former Head of Research IBM

Ronald Coifman

Ronald CoifmanSelf - Mathematician

Bernard Sapoval

Bernard SapovalSelf - Physicist