Editing Iterated function system (section)

==History==
IFSs were conceived in their present form by [[John E. Hutchinson]] in 1981<ref name="hutchinson" /> and popularized by [[Michael Barnsley]]'s book ''Fractals Everywhere''. <!-- In 1992 [[Scott Draves]] developed the [[Fractal flame]] algorithm.-->

{{Quote|IFSs provide models for certain plants, leaves, and ferns, by virtue of the self-similarity which often occurs in branching structures in nature.|Michael Barnsley ''et al.''<ref name=V-variable>[[Michael Barnsley]], ''et al.'',{{cite web |url= http://www.maths.anu.edu.au/~barnsley/pdfs/V-var_super_fractals.pdf |title=V-variable fractals and superfractals}}&nbsp;{{small|(2.22&nbsp;MB)}}</ref>}}