A bit off topic, perhaps, but maybe of some interest to the list members. Dr. Mandelbrot did much of his pioneering work on fractals while employed by IBM Research in Yorktown Heights, N.Y..
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/17mandelbrot.html?_r=3 -- Dave Jones V/Soft Software www.vsoft-software.com Houston, TX 281.578.7544