Technical articles about computer graphics, illustrated. Text in English and German. Nice bright clean crisp copy. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 108 pp, references, b/w & color photos. Oversize Trade Paperback in color photo wraps. No edition stated, assumed 1st printing.

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Title: Frontiers of Chaos: Computer Graphics Face Complex Dynamics (Schonheit im Chaos: Bilder aus der Theorie Komplexer Systeme)
Publisher: Map Art/Universitat Bremen, Germany
Publication Date: 1985
Language: German
ISBN 10: 3920699653
ISBN 13: 9783920699653
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine unmarked.

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A visual presentation of computer generated graphics based on dynamical systems theory (chaos theory), a branch of Mathematics. These astounding fractals are presented in high resolution color photographs accompanied by explanations of their origin and how they were created. The book includes a forward by Benoit Mandelbrot and articles by Gert Eilenberger, Herbert Franke as well as those by Peitgen and Richter. The articles include "The Discovery of the Mandelbrot Set" by Mandelbrot, "On Science, Technology and Art" by Eilenberger and Franke, "Scientific Background of the Pictures" by Peitgen and Richter, and a "Do It Yourself" section where the reader is encouraged and guided through the creation of several fractals. The text is provided in both German and English.

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