Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension (2008)

"Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension" is a 2008 Documentary movie directed by Michel Schwarz and starring by . Determined to understand the repeating patterns he was finding in nature, French mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot used an early form of computer imagery to produce his own versions, coining the recurring shapes fractals. This installment of the PBS series "Nova" examines the rules of these self-similar patterns and explores the ways these fascinating geometric configurations can be applied in the fields of science, medicine and the arts.