A geometry able to include mountains and clouds now exists. I put it together in 1975 but of
course it incorporates numerous pieces that have been around for a very long time. Like
everything in science this new geometry has very very deep and long roots. Benoît B.
Mandelbrot Introduction This enhanced and expanded edition of THE COLOURS OF INFINITY features
an additional chapter on the money markets by the fractal master himself Professor Benoît
Mandelbrot. The DVD of the film associated with this book has been re-mastered especially for
this edition with exquisite new fractal animations which will take your breath away! Driven by
the curious enthusiasm that engulfs many fractalistas in 1994 Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon overcame
enormous obstacles to raise the finance for then shoot and edit the groundbreaking TV
documentary from which this book takes its name. The film has been transmitted on TV channels
in over fifty countries around the world. This book is not just a celebration of the discovery
of the Mandelbrot set it also brings fractal geometry up to date with a gathering of the
thoughts and enthusiasms of the foremost writers and researchers in the field. As Ian Stewart
makes clear in the opening chapter there were antecedents for fractal geometry before 1975
when Mandelbrot gave the subject its name and began to develop the underlying theory.
