Heck, I'm grateful to everyone who visited the site.Reynold wants to save the world, but Greco plans to build an artificial mind requires the invention of new technologies that will inevitably destabilize society. I am also grateful to everyone who has contributed to this website. Thanks to Vijay Fafat for writing the summary of that work (and so many others). The 1,500th entry is The Man of Forty Crowns by Voltaire. Own votes on its mathematical content and literary quality or sendĮxciting News: The total number of works of mathematical fiction listed in this database recently reached a milestone.
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Proof by Induction by José Pablo Iriarte. Love and a Triangle by Stanley Waterloo. Conservation of Probability by Brook West. Works of mathematical fiction, return to the Homepage.)Īccording to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one: Ted Chiang's Story of Your Life and Others is a mandatory read in my opinion.īuy this work of mathematical fiction and read reviews at. (spoiler alert) Though the evolution of the main character intelect is quite a compelling read, the key insight for me was how two equally powerful intelects, presented with the same information could diverge so wildly in their interpretations and actions, based solely in their relatives points of view of such reality (introspection for Leon, empathy for his nemesis). I'd say the focus is information theory rather than classic matematics. The most notable passage, mathematically speaking, is when the protagonist decrypts in hours a file that would normally take years to a supercomputer, claiming to be using a technique for factoring large numbers he's discovered while amusing himself with number theory. This novelette is breathtaking - perhaps the only serious attempt I've ever read at describing what a superhuman mind could be - but its focus on finding patterns and meaning in the world makes little mention of explicit mathematics. Originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August Times in passing, and twice the supergenius explicitly uses itįor his applications. "An experimental treatment for a drowning victim turns him intoĪn incredible supergenius. (click on names to see more mathematical fiction 
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