Sierpinski's lived through various foreign occupations of Poland and two world wars. The article melds descriptions of his mathematical work and many achievements with those of how he responded to and coped to the various adverse events that affected life during his lifetime.
A short biographical sketch placing Sierpinski in the context of the larger 20th century flowering of Polish mathematics and the longer article desribing it.
A brief biographical account which indicates the areas of mathematics Sierpinski tackled and stresses the leadership role he assumed among Polish mathematicians.
A short biographical sketch and several pages illustrating ways of generating fractals. These include Sierpinski Gasket or triangle, Sierpinski Carpet, and Sierpinski Pentagon as well as a Fractal Poem