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Author includes the word(s): Jack Williams 2 matches found out of 1646 entries (Note: This page not the entire list of works of Mathematical Fiction. To see the whole list, click here.)

The Galactic Circle (1935) Jack Williamson Prof. Thorn Jarvis, the Einstein-figure of the story, has built a ship called Infiniterra to undertake “possibly the greatest scientific expedition of history.” This uranium-powered ship increases... (more)

The Limit (2019) Freya Smith / Jack Williams This pop-rock musical about the life of mathematician Sophie Germain was performed in March 2019 at the VAULT festival in London. The playwrights were supposedly looking for a historical female character... (more)

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Exciting News: The 1,600th entry was recently added to this database of mathematical fiction! Also, for those of you interested in non-fictional math books let me (shamelessly) plug the recent release of the second edition of my soliton theory textbook.

(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)