Laureate

Benoit Mandelbrot

1924–2010 · Poland · Male

Awards

  1. 1993

    Wolf Prize — Physics

    Physics

    by recognizing the widespread occurrence of fractals and developing mathematical tools for describing them, he has changed our view of nature.

  2. 2003

    Japan Prize — Science and Technology of Complexity

    CS

    for the creation of universal concepts in complex systems - Chaos and Fractals.