mathematicians

Chronicles the life of mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr., and discusses his contributions to the study of economics, his illegitimate child, his bouts with schizophrenia, and his Nobel Prize-winning theories.

Contains alphabetically arranged essays that include biographies of fifty mathematicians from throughout history, as well as descriptions of thirty-four math concepts and principles.

Describes the life and work of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes.

Chronicles the life of mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr., and discusses his contributions to the study of economics, his illegitimate child, his bouts with schizophrenia, and his Nobel Prize-winning theories.

Traces the life and work of the man whose nineteenth century inventions led to the development of the computer.

Examines the life of author Lewis Carroll in the context of his times, focusing on his creation of the story "Alice in Wonderland, " and includes a selection of his writings.

Chronicles the life of mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr., and discusses his contributions to the study of economics, his illegitimate child, his bouts with schizophrenia, and his Nobel Prize-winning theories.

Tells the early life of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes from his education at Ptolemy's Museum in Alexandria to his home in Syracuse, as he gains fame and fortune as a royal engineer.

Profiles feuds between such figures as Gerolamo Cardano and Tartaglia, Pierre de Fermat and Ren? Descartes, Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, and David Hilbert and L. E. J. Brouwer, discussing their respective arguments, their motivation, and the mathematical legacies of the discoveries over which they fought.