MathFiction: Go, Little Book (Isaac Asimov)

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Go, Little Book (1972)

Isaac Asimov
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Combinatorics is used to break a "matchbook code". One of the "Black Widower" mysteries written for Ellery Queen magazine. See also these [2, 3] other BW stories.

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Ratings for Go, Little Book:

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Mathematical Content:
2.5/5 (2 votes)

Literary Quality:
2/5 (2 votes)

Categories:

Genre	Mystery,
Motif
Topic	Computers/Cryptography,
Medium	Short Stories,

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