a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
Author includes the word(s): Ted Chiang
4 matches found out of 1597
entries
(Note: This page not the entire list of works of
Mathematical Fiction. To see the whole list, click here.)
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Division by Zero (1991) |
 | Ted Chiang |
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Answers the question: what would happen if we found out that
mathematics is inconsistent? This is a great piece of
mathematical fiction. (Thanks to Frank Chess who pointed it out to
me.)
Renee... (more) |
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Story of Your Life (1998) |
 | Ted Chiang |
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What sort of mathematics would Vonnegut's Tralfamadorean's like to do? Or,
alternatively, what sort of worldview would a sentient species have if their idea of simple mathematics was the calculus of... (more) |
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The Tower of Babylon (2002) |
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| Ted Chiang |
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There really is almost no mathematics in this bizarre story that hauntingly
combines
religion with science fiction. However, the "punchline" is entirely
topological in nature.
This story can be... (more) |
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Understand (1991) |
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| Ted Chiang |
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"An experimental treatment for a drowning victim turns him into
an incredible supergenius. Mathematics is mentioned several
times in passing, and twice the supergenius explicitly uses it
... (more) |
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Exciting News: The total number of works of mathematical fiction listed in this database recently reached a milestone. The 1,500th entry is The Man of Forty Crowns by Voltaire. Thanks to Vijay Fafat for writing the summary of that work (and so many others). I am also grateful to everyone who has contributed to this website. Heck, I'm grateful to everyone who visited the site. Thank you!
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