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 it was not. In fact, it rose to prominence only over the past 30 or so yearsâalmost entirely through the efforts of one man, the mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot. Mandelbrot used the term fractal as it derived from the Latin word fractus, defined as broken or shattered glass.