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Subject: Re: M. R. Schroeder's "Number Theory in Science and Communications"
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Date: Tue, 17-Feb-87 15:47:34 EST
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>It
>would have been very tricky to discuss fractals as much as [Schroeder] does
>and say Mandelbrot's name fewer times.

Except for the set named after him, Mandlebrot's name needs no mention when
discussing fractals or any other area of mathematics.  His only achievement is
that he *popularized* fractals among computer scientists and applied
mathematicians.

I know this because I took a course from him, read some of his papers, and read
his book.  None of the three had any mathematical depth.
----
Greg