Image: ESA / Springel et al., Virgo Consortium Benoit Mandelbrot popularized the concept of fractals in the mid-20th century. A fractal is a structure defined by a unique mathematical formula, ...

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Synaptory Fractal Traveler - An interactive, WebGL-powered fractal explorer that lets you pan, zoom, and explore the Mandelbrot set (and optionally other fractal types). Provides smooth animations and ...

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This particular one is based on an STM32 board called the Blue Pill, which [Thanassis] chose because he hadn’t yet done a continuous Mandelbrot zoom on a microcontroller yet. The display is ...

Not just any program, mind you; one that would generate a Mandelbrot fractal on a line printer. The IBM 1401 is an odd beast. Even though it’s a fully transistorized computer, these transistors ...