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Author includes the word(s): Kurd Lasswitz 3 matches found out of 1611 entries (Note: This page not the entire list of works of Mathematical Fiction. To see the whole list, click here.)

Prost, der Faust-Tragödie (-n)ter Teil [Prost: the (-n)th Part of the Faust Tragedy] (1882) Kurd Lasswitz A poem written in German about a character named "Prost" who is stumped by a particularly difficult differential equation. He drinks a lot of beer (in keeping with his name, which is the German equivalent... (more)

The Universal Library [Die Universalbibliothek] (1901) Kurd Lasswitz This early "science fiction" story explores the notion of a library containing every possible five hundred page book and an English translation appears in the classic mathematical fiction collection Fantasia... (more)

When the Devil Took the Professor [Wie der Teufel den Professor holte] (1907) Kurd Lasswitz A light-hearted tale about a mathematics professor who is accosted by the Devil (who looks like the Professor because, as the Devil says, “Everybody is his own devil”). He has come to possess the... (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)