The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990)

#1

Post by GregBuchholz » Tue, Dec 09, 2014, 4:41 PM UTC

The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990)
algorithmicbotany.org

Re: The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990)

#2

Post by foenix » Tue, Dec 09, 2014, 9:35 PM UTC

Another great resource about fractals and l-systems is Jeffery Ventrella's "Brainfilling Curves", which is also available for free online to read and download: http://www.fractalcurves.com/

Re: The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990)

#3

Post by jordan0day » Tue, Dec 09, 2014, 9:43 PM UTC

For something in a similar vein, but perhaps more approachable, check out The Computational Beauty of Nature (http://www.amazon.com/The-Computational-Beauty-Nature-Explor...).

Re: The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990)

#4

Post by jordan0day » Tue, Dec 09, 2014, 9:47 PM UTC

foenix wrote: post #2

Another great resource about fractals and l-systems is Jeffery Ventrella's "Brainfilling Curves", which is also available for free online to read and download: http://www.fractalcurves.com/

Wow, that looks beautiful!

Re: The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990)

#5

Post by agumonkey » Tue, Dec 09, 2014, 9:55 PM UTC

Mandatory Turing morphogenesis : http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2014/march/turingpnas.html

Re: The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990)

#6

Post by dmritard96 » Tue, Dec 09, 2014, 10:54 PM UTC

Thanks for this, my mom is a botanist and I have always been into drawing plants with code.

Re: The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990)

#7

Post by FractalNerve » Tue, Dec 09, 2014, 10:59 PM UTC

jordan0day wrote: post #3

For something in a similar vein, but perhaps more approachable, check out The Computational Beauty of Nature ( http://www.amazon.com/The-Computational-Beauty-Nature-Explor... ).

Hello Jordan,

have you read that book and would you recommend it over "The Fractal Geometry of Nature by Benoit Mandelbrot (1982) [1]?

I'm asking because I bought the latter and would like to know if this book provides more recent information on the topic.

Thank you.

--

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Fractal-Geometry-Nature-Benoit-Mandelb...

Re: The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990)

#8

Post by username223 » Tue, Dec 09, 2014, 11:51 PM UTC

Mandatory Romanesco broccoli link:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Romanesco_broccoli_(3).jpg

It's almost too cool-looking to eat.

Re: The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990)

#9

Post by twtwtaway » Wed, Dec 10, 2014, 12:22 AM UTC

How can one not believe in God after seeing this?

Re: The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (1990)

#10

Post by obsurveyor » Wed, Dec 10, 2014, 12:33 AM UTC

I've got this on my bookshelf right next to "The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells" and "The Science Fractal Images". Hope more old books like this get digital releases for free/modest cost.