Mathematicians didn't invent infinity until 1877. So they thought it was impossible that Africans could be using fractal geometry. Ron Eglash africanfractalgeometry Change image and share on social
Now in the 1980s, I happened to notice that if you look at an aerial photograph of an African village, you see fractals. And I thought, 'This is fabulous! I wonder why?' And of course I had to go to Africa and ask folks why. Ron Eglash 1980saerialafrica share on social
If you take your thumb and your index finger and look right where they meet - go ahead and do that now - and relax your hand, you'll see a crinkle, and then a wrinkle within the crinkle, and a crinkle within the wrinkle. Right? Your body is covered with fractals. Ron Eglash aheadbodycover share on social