Benoît B. Mandelbrot

Date of birth : 11/20/1924

Date of death : 10/14/2010

City of birth : Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

American mathematician and scientist who was born in Poland. He is a leader in the development of fractal theory and in the potential application of fractals to nature and design. Dr. Mandelbrot discovered the Mandelbrot Set on 1 March 1980 while working as an IBM Fellow at the Watson Research Center. Received his first PhD in Paris 1952: "Docteur d'Etat". Has held numerous professorial appointments at many different universities over time.