Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great…

by Luetta Reimer

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Retelling: Based on history, this book tell stories from the lives of famous mathematicians: Euclid, Omar Khayyam, Leonard of Pisa (Fibonacci), Girolamo Cardano, Rene Descartes, Pierre de Fermat, Maria Agnesi, Benjamin Banneker, Charles Babbage, Mary Somerville, Neils Abel, Ada Lovelace, Sonya Kovalevsky, Albert Einstein, and George Polya.

Thoughts and Feelings: Apart from being inspired by the remarkable contributions of these mathematicians, their distinct personalities, positions, and situations in life make me wonder if it might be fun to do some thinking of my own just to relax. I hope you feel the same way when you read it. It's a very liberating experience.

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Volume One focuses on moments of mathematical discovery experienced by Thales, Pythagoras, Hypatia, Galileo, Pascal, and others. Volume Two dramatizes the lives of Omar Khayyam, Albert Einstein, Ada Lovelace, and others.

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