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a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

Author includes the word(s): Kurd Lasswitz
3 matches found out of 1585 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 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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