This form is a fractal representation of a mathematical object called a Mandelbrot set. IBM mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot recently was recognized for originating the theory of fractal geometry.

University in Ithaca, N.Y. Supercomputers are specially configured systems used to investigate complex problems that could take years to complete using conventional methods. Jointly sponsored by the university, the National Science Foundation (NSF), New York State, Floating Point Systems and IBM, the Cornell project is one of five supercomputer efforts initiated by the NSF to ensure that the American research community has access to advanced scientific computer technology.

Benoit Mandelbrot, IBM Fellow and originator of fractal geometry, was awarded the Barnard Medal of Meritorious Service to Science by Columbia University. The award is presented once every five years on the recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences. A major development in 20th-century science, fractal

Scientists of the CERN European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Switzerland are installing an IBM Token-Ring Network to control accelerators used in atomic particle studies.