I went to the computer and tried to experiment. I introduced a very high level of experiment in very pure mathematics.

I had very, very little training in taking an exam to determine a scientist's life in France.

I spent my time very nicely in many ways, but not fully satisfactory. Then I became Professor in France, but realized that I was not - for the job that I should spend my life in.

A fractal is a mathematical set or concrete object that is irregular or fragmented at all scales...

Unfortunately, the world has not been designed for the convenience of mathematicians.

The extraordinary fact is that the first idea I had which motivated me, that worked, is conjecture, a mathematical idea which may or may not be true. And that idea is still unproven. It is the foundation, what started me and what everybody failed to **** prove has so far defeated the greatest efforts by experts to be proven.

The straight line has a property of self-similarity. Each piece of the straight line is the same as the whole line when used to a big or small extent.