Book Genre: History
Many brilliant minds throughout history, from mathematicians to theologians, have pondered the perplexing connection between
One idea—symmetry—lies at the core of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory, and a large
This is a biography of Wilson Alwyn Bentley, a Jericho, Vermont farmer who photographed snow
In a world where role models can shape our future, Hidden Figures: The American Dream
“Numerous items, including soccer balls, jewels, Buckminster Fuller’s structures, and enormous all-carbon molecules, have structures
Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use — from electrical engineering to aeronautics —
“Mathematical trigonometry has never received enough attention. It is a dull and challenging topic, a
“Tales of Impossibility tells the fascinating tale of the four most well-known and extensively researched
Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the well-known romantic poet Lord Byron, develops her creative potential
The Pythagorean Theorem is unquestionably the most well-known mathematical theorem. Eli Maor tells the entire
Infinite Powers is a must-read for anyone interested in mathematics, science, or the history of
Albert Einstein’s universal appeal is only partially explained by his brilliant work in physics, as
In 2010, French mathematician Cédric Villani received the Fields Medal, the most coveted prize in
In 1936, when he was just twenty-four years old, Alan Turing wrote a remarkable paper
Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci by Joseph D’Agnese is a charming and informative picture book
The Riemann Hypothesis is a problem that has stumped mathematicians for over 150 years, and
“In this book, Edward Ashford Lee makes the audacious argument that those who create digital
“The works of Bach are frequently cited as having a mathematical logic. Igor Stravinsky stated
In difficult times, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) had an extremely rich and varied intellectual life.
“Written by an author who was awarded the Newbery Honor, this book is the ideal
The conflict between science and religion is always in the headlines, with polemical bestsellers like
“A key player in the development of modern science is Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543), the astronomer
The enigmatic number e is closely related to the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower,
Leonhard Euler, a mathematician who was born in Switzerland, created a formula in the middle