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Hunting the hidden dimension [videorecording] / a Quest Productions and Kikim Media production for Nova ; in association with the Catticus Corporation ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; senior series producer, Melanie Wallace ; produced and directed by Michael Schwarz and Bill Jersey.

Contributor(s): Schwarz, Michael, producer | Jersey, Bill [pro, drt] | Ross, Neil | Rife, Christopher | Chater, John | WGBH Educational Foundation | Quest Productions | Kikim Media (Firm) | Catticus Corporation | PBS Home Video.
Series: Nova (Television program): Publisher: Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation : PBS Home Video, c2009Description: 1 videodisc (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 9781593758523; 1593758529.Other title: Fractals : hunting the hidden dimension [Title on disc surface, container and menu:].Uniform titles: Nova (Television program) Subject(s): Fractals | Fractals in art | Geometry | MathematicsGenre/Form: Documentary television programs. | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. | Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. | Nonfiction television programs. | Documentary -- Television series.
Contents:
Fractal basics -- The Mandelbrot set -- On the defense -- Fractals in the body -- Nature's fractal nature.
Production Credits: Editor, John Haptas ; director of photography, John Chater ; sound, Doug Dunderdale ; music, Christopher Rife.
Narrator, Neil Ross.Summary: "Nova takes viewers on a fascinating quest with a group of pioneering mathematicians determined to decipher the rules that govern fractal geometry. Their remarkable findings are deepening our understanding of nature and stimulating a new wave of scientific, medical and artistic innovation, stretching from the ecology of the rainforest to fashion design."--Container.
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DVDs DVDs American University in Dubai American University in Dubai AUDIO & DVD Collection DVD QA 614.86 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5073207

DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., NTSC.

Computer with DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Acrobat required to open and print teacher's guide in pdf format.

Optional English SDH subtitles for the hearing impaired ; optional English descriptions for the vision impaired.

Narrator, Neil Ross.

Editor, John Haptas ; director of photography, John Chater ; sound, Doug Dunderdale ; music, Christopher Rife.

Originally broadcast on PBS in 2008 as an episode of Nova.

"Nova takes viewers on a fascinating quest with a group of pioneering mathematicians determined to decipher the rules that govern fractal geometry. Their remarkable findings are deepening our understanding of nature and stimulating a new wave of scientific, medical and artistic innovation, stretching from the ecology of the rainforest to fashion design."--Container.

Fractal basics -- The Mandelbrot set -- On the defense -- Fractals in the body -- Nature's fractal nature.

Special features: Materials and activities for educators ; Nova web link.

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