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Fantasia Mathematica

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Fantasia Mathematica
First edition
AuthorClifton Fadiman
LanguageEnglish
GenreAnthology
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
1958
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages298

Fantasia Mathematica [1] is an anthology published in 1958 containing stories, humor, poems, etc., all on mathematical topics, compiled by Clifton Fadiman. A companion volume was published as The Mathematical Magpie (1962). The volume contains writing by authors including Robert Heinlein, Aldous Huxley, H. G. Wells, and Martin Gardner.

Contents

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  • "Introduction" by Clifton Fadiman

Odd numbers

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Imaginaries

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Fractions

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References

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  1. ^ Fadiman, Clifton (April 1997). Fantasia Mathematica – Google Books. ISBN 9780387949314. Retrieved August 22, 2011.