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Mad Destroyer (1930) |
 | Fletcher Pratt |
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The story is about a mathematician/astronomer who has discovered an exact solution to the multi-body problem in gravitation i.e. a formula which can easily calculate the positions and velocities of N... (more) |
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The Mathematics of Magic (1940) |
 | L. Sprague de Camp / Fletcher Pratt |
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The "Enchanter Stories" by de Camp and Pratt are a very popular series of SF/fantasy stories whose protagonist, Harold Shea, is able to travel to other universes using symbolic logic. "The Mathematics... (more) |
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The Square Cube Law (1952) |
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| Fletcher Pratt |
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JBS Haldane once wrote a wonderful article, “On Being the Right Size”, which can be found in James Newman’s “The World of Mathematics, Vol 2”. It encapsulates beautifully the idea that biologically,... (more) |
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