Election of 1960: In 1960, Kennedy was nominated to run for the presidency against Richard Nixon, Eisenhower's Vice President. During Kennedy's nominating speech, he set forward his ideas of a New Frontier.. Nixon made the mistake of meeting Kennedy in televised debates where Kennedy came off as young and vital.n 1960, Kennedy was nominated to run for the presidency against Richard Nixon, Eisenhower's Vice President. During Kennedy's nominating speech, he set forward his ideas of a New Frontier..
fractal. n. 1. (Mathematics) a figure or surface generated by successive subdivisions of a simpler polygon or polyhedron, according to some iterative process. adj. 2. (Mathematics) of, relating to, or involving such a process: fractal geometry; fractal curve.
But what are they, really? Fractals are geometric figures, just like rectangles, circles and squares, but fractals have special properties that those figures do not have. There's lots of information on the Web about fractals, but most of it is either just pretty pictures or very high-level mathematics.