Fractals are the image of that feeling we get every now and then that life is actually not that complicated. If we look too closely or from too far then things always seem out of focus. If we are given the right tools or knowledge, our faculties are in tune, then a golden braid can connect all the elements that constitute the complexities that cloud our sanity each day. Mandelbrott really gave us something in fractals, something Turing made possible, and Babbage, von Neumann, Lorenz and countless others contributed to our the intelligent eye.
Fractals are an icon, a vivid reminder that we can wonder through the desert gathering seemingly amorphous information for a long time. Then a paradigm shift occurs when we have all the pieces, and a wonderful calm can be enjoyed...for a while.
No comments:
Post a Comment