Yale mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot elected to the American Philosophical Society.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-8 June 2004-YALE UNIVERSITY: Yale mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot elected to the American Philosophical Society(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06072004 New Haven, Conn. -- Benoit B. Mandelbrot, Sterling Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Yale University, was inducted to membership in the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States, founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin for the purpose of "promoting useful knowledge." Mandelbrot, best known as the "Father of Fractals" is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

He is the recipient of numerous prestigious national and international awards for science and philosophy. Included are the Wolf...