mathematicians

A biography of the eighteenth-century African American who taught himself mathematics and astronomy.

A biography of ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes, who invented the compound pulley and other machines and made contributions to mathematics, such as the formulas for the surface and volume of a sphere.

Examines the works of Euclid, discussing how they influenced mathematics and geometry and what they reveal about his life and beliefs.

Profiles six female mathematicians who overcame unique challenges in their lives to make significant contributions to the study and understanding of math.

Provides an account of nine women mathematicians, their lives and their work, with mathematics activities which relate to the work of each.

Examines the lives and accomplishments of some of history's greatest mathematicians, including Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes, Cardano, Descartes, Pascal, Newton, Euler, Gauss, Lobatchevsky, Galois, and Cantor.

Chronicles nineteenth-century developments in mathematics through profiles of major figures, including Marie-Sophie Germain, Niels Henrik Abel, Augusta Ada Lovelace, Georg Cantor, and six others, describing their lives, discoveries, and contributions.

A science historian examines the equations from Pythagoras to Heisenberg's "uncertainty principle" which discloses the limits of human knowledge. Includes photographs and diagrams chronologically.

Presents a collection of letters written over the course of two years by mathematician and physicist Janna Levin to her mother in which she addresses questions and findings about the universe, and shares her personal story of isolation as a scientist.