Fractals: The man who draws pi (∏) | VIDEO

By ANDY HOBBS
Federal Way Mirror Editor
January 28, 2010 · 11:48 AM

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According to mathematician and fractal geometry expert B.B. Mandelbrot, a fractal is "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole."

Federal Way resident Jason Padgett, a student at Tacoma Community College, can draw the fractal equivalent for numbers such as pi (∏) and equations such as Albert Einstein's famous E=mc2.

The above video includes some of Padgett's drawings and explanations.

Click here to learn more about fractals.

Contact Federal Way Mirror Editor Andy Hobbs at editor@fedwaymirror.com or 253-925-5565 ext. 5050.

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