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

Fractal fractal1 by Benoit Mandelbrot

Fractals Mandelbrot on youtube

The Art of Roughness from Ted talk – 17 min.

Update: Obit from Wired and NYtimes.