Nov Hunting

Questions:
1. What is the term inv ented by Mandelbrot to describe shapes that look jagged and broken in nature ?

2. What natural feature did Loren Carpenter produce on his computer?

3. Describe the method he used to produce these pictures?

4. Carpenter soon left B oeing to join Lucasfilm , where he created a whole new planet, for what major film?

5. It takes endless repetition, and that gives rise to one of the defining characteristics of a fractal: what mathematicians call ____.

6. How did a young Mandelbrot develop a strong sense of self - reliance?

7. In 1958, a giant American corporation was pioneering a technology that would soon revolutionize the way we all live . What was this corporation a nd what did they develop?

8. What does t he lengt h of a coastline depends on ? 9. Mandelbrot argued that, with fractals, he could precisely measure natural shapes and make calculations that could be applied to all kinds of formations such as ____.

10. Cohen's ex periments not only made antennas smaller, but how else did using a fractal design improve the se devices ?

11. Cohen made his discovery at a time when cell phone companies were facing a problem. What was the problem?

12. How doesn’t the eye take in information ?

13. What is a fractal code?

14. How does this fractal code produce seemly complicated organisms?