mathematicians

Contains a chronological introduction, alphabetical arrangement of entries, glossary, diagrams, and index.

Details the life of Alan Turing, discussing his childhood, education, contributions to mathematics and science, work on cracking the Enigma code, and other related topics.

After finding a way to teach the ship's crew members to understand navigation, Nat, a self-taught mathematician and astronomer in eighteenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, writes down his explanations and compiles them into "The American Practical Navigator," also known as the "Sailors' Bible.".

Presents biographies of ten ancient mathematicians including Euclid, Archimedes, and Fibonacci. Each profile covers the person's research, discoveries, and contributions to the field.

Traces the life and discoveries of the Greek mathematician, scientist, and inventor, sometimes called "the father of experimental science.".

Examines the life and contributions of the English mathematician and inventor, whose work with calculating machines caused him to be called the father of the modern computer.

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.

Describes the life of the French mathematician Sophie Germain, and focuses on her accomplishments, which include her contributions to number theory and work with vibrating surfaces.

After teenage Sri Lankan Ranjit Subramanian, a math prodigy, reconstructs and publishes the famous last theorem of Pierre de Fermat, the powerful aliens called the Grand Galactics respond to the flash of nuclear explosions and decide to exterminate humanity just as Earth's superpowers develop a new, nonlethal, way of promoting global peace.

Irish teenager Sarah Flannery describes her lifelong study of cryptography, which led to her success as an internationally recognized mathematician.