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Article: Morgan Reynolds Publishing.(Sophie Germain)(Rene Descartes)(Pierre de Fermat)(Carl Friedrich Gauss)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
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- Children's Bookwatch
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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Four excellent books in the superbly produced Morgan Reynolds 'Profiles in Mathematics' series each offer a little over 100 pages of biographical background on selected mathematicians. Stephen Ornes' SOPHIE GERMAIN (1599350629, $28.95) surveys a woman born at a time when it was unacceptable for a female to study. Despite all obstacles Sophie pursued an education under an assumed name and won many honors. Stephen Gimbel's RENE DESCARTES (1599350602, $28.95) surveys the life of a philosopher and mathematician whose work superceded the disputes which ...