R.I.P Benoit Mandelbrot
Nassim Nicholas Taleb states on his website that his occasional collaborator (and fractal pioneer/popularizer) Benoit Mandelbrot has died.
Benoit Mandelbrot, 1924-2010
A Greek among Romans
Fractals Mandelbrot on youtube
The Art of Roughness from Ted talk – 17 min.
Update: Obit from Wired and NYtimes.