Benoit Mandelbrot
publication date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 (part of Summer 2021)
category: 
Science
clue: His influence on fractal geometry is immense, including coining the term itself, and it even affected how celebrity goo images are generated by algorithm.
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Mike Eberhart
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