a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
Author includes the word(s): Kim Stanley Robinson
4 matches found out of 1553
entries
(Note: This page not the entire list of works of
Mathematical Fiction. To see the whole list, click here.)
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The Blind Geometer (1987) |
 | Kim Stanley Robinson |
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This short novel lives up to its name: it really is about a blind
geometer! Carlos Oleg Nevsky was born blind and ``since 2043'' has
been a professor of mathematics at GWU. We get some interesting
discussion... (more) |
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The Memory of Whiteness (1985) |
 | Kim Stanley Robinson |
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Far in the future of the human race, the brilliant mathematician Holywelkin discovers a new physical theory that allows us to understand particle physics and build the amazing "whitsuns" which in turn... (more) |
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A Sensitive Dependence on Initial Conditions (1991) |
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| Kim Stanley Robinson |
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This work of speculative fiction is not a traditional work of fiction with a plot and characters, but reads more like an essay about the chaotic nature of reality which includes some alternative histories... (more) |
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The Years of Rice and Salt (2002) |
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| Kim Stanley Robinson |
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This alternative history is based on the assumption that the Great Plague
of the 1300s that decimated Europe's population was much worse, and that
it in fact led to the extinction of almost all of... (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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