Mathematical Scandals
Why isn't there a Nobel Prize in Mathematics? Why was the first woman mathematician murdered? Was Einstein's first wife the real brains behind his theory? In this highly readable volume of vignettes, coupled with factual background, Pappas has assembled fascinating stories of intrigue and the bizarre - in short, the human background of the history of mathematics.\ \ Behind the arcane realm of mathematical numbers, equations, and solutions lies the sometimes sordid...
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Why isn't there a Nobel Prize in Mathematics? Why was the first woman mathematician murdered? Was Einstein's first wife the real brains behind his theory? In this highly readable volume of vignettes, coupled with factual background, Pappas has assembled fascinating stories of intrigue and the bizarre - in short, the human background of the history of mathematics.
IntroductionThe irrational number cover-up1Ada Byron Lovelace's addiction7Exposing L'Hospital's claim to fame16Whose solids are they anyway?22The paranoia of Kurt Godel26Newton's apple never was35Mathematical "Brooklyn Bridge"39Christians murder Hypatia44Cantor driven to nervous breakdown50The mathematician who pleaded insanity59The scandalous treatment of Alan Turing63Fourier cooks his own goose68The secret work of Carl Gauss73Female mathematician crashes the old boy's club80Newton was no sweet cookie86Where's the Nobel Prize in mathematics?96Was Galois jinxed?102I sleep therefore I think109The feud over who invented calculus115The truth about Einstein & Maric - It's all relative121Cardano vs. Tartaglia - Who was maligned?131Bibliography139Index145About the author151
