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The genius in my basement
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Alexander Masters |
"Simon Norton won a gold medal at the International Math Olympiad at the age of 15 and again at 16; folks said he was the greatest English mathematician since Sir Isaac Newton. A Daily Mail headline … |
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Giuseppe Peano between mathematics and logic
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Fulvia Skof |
Contains the papers developing out the presentations given at the International Conference organized by the Torino Academy of Sciences and the Department of Mathematics Giuseppe Peano of the Torino U… |
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I died for beauty
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Marjorie Senechal |
"In the vein of A Beautiful Mind, The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, and Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA, this volume tells the poignant story of the brilliant, colorful, controversial mathemati… |
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The weight of numbers
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Simon Ings |
Relates the connections between man's moon landing and the bombing death of a revolutionary leader in Mozambique, as well as other historical events. |
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101 Careers in Mathematics (Classroom Resource Materials)
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Andrew Sterrett |
xvii, 335 p. : 23 cm |
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Ada Lovelace and computer algorithms
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Ellen Labrecque |
The 21st Century Junior Library Women Innovators series highlights the contributions of women to STEM fields. Ada Lovelace and Computer Algorithms examines the life of this important woman and her co… |
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Counting on Katherine
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Helaine Becker |
"You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 [mission]. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home? As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count… |
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Ada's algorithm
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James Essinger |
Behind every great man, there's a great woman; no other adage more aptly describes the relationship between Charles Babbage, the man credited with thinking up the concept of the programmable computer… |
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In the presence of the Creator
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Gale E. Christianson |
Publisher description: Gale E. Christianson has turned his full attention to one man alone, Isaac Newton, who emerges full-blown in these pages not merely as a preeminent astronomer but as the figure… |
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Beyond Banneker
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Erica N. Walker |
Erica N. Walker presents a compelling story of Black mathematical excellence in the United States. Much of the research and discussion about Blacks and mathematics focuses on underachievement; by doc… |
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Ada
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Betty A. Toole,Ada Lovelace |
*Ada Lovelace: The World's First Hacker. . .*
"Toole did research for more than eight years, burying herself in British archives and libraries to narrate and edit this extraordinary collection of le… |
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Brain 2000
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Ernest K. Gann |
A 16-year-old mathematics genius who discovers the earth is going off its axis attempts to convince the adults of the world that steps must be taken to prevent world catastrophe. |
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Archimedes
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Peter Lafferty |
Examines the life, discoveries, and contributions of the ancient Greek mathematician who introduced mechanics, mathematical formulas, and experimental science. |
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A beautiful mind
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Akiva Goldsman |
"A Beautiful Mind, the intensely human drama of a true genius, is inspired by events in the life of mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr. The handsome and highly eccentric Nash made an astonishing disc… |
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Astonishing ancient world scientists
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Amy Graham |
"Read about some of the most well-known ancient scientists and mathematicians: Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Aristotle, Archimedes, Galen, Ptolemy, Zhang Heng, and al-Khwarizmi"--Provided by publisher. |
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