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Ian Stewart


Born
in England, The United Kingdom
September 24, 1945

Website

Genre
Mathematics, Science, Science Fiction & Fantasy


Ian Nicholas Stewart is an Emeritus Professor and Digital Media Fellow in the Mathematics Department at Warwick University, with special responsibility for public awareness of mathematics and science. He is best known for his popular science writing on mathematical themes.
--from the author's website

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Average rating: 3.91 · 46,076 ratings · 2,788 reviews · 264 distinct works • Similar authors
In Pursuit of the Unknown: ...
3.97 avg rating — 3,003 ratings — published 2012 — 42 editions
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Does God Play Dice?: The Ne...
4.03 avg rating — 1,600 ratings — published 1989 — 45 editions
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Letters to a Young Mathemat...
3.86 avg rating — 1,626 ratings — published 2006 — 33 editions
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Flatterland: Like Flatland,...
3.73 avg rating — 1,678 ratings — published 2001 — 20 editions
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Nature's Numbers: The Unrea...
3.76 avg rating — 1,012 ratings — published 1995 — 33 editions
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Professor Stewart's Cabinet...
3.86 avg rating — 942 ratings — published 2008 — 46 editions
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Why Beauty Is Truth: A Hist...
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Taming the Infinite: The St...
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Concepts of Modern Mathemat...
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Significant Figures: The Li...
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“If our brains were simple enough for us to understand them, we'd be so simple that we couldn't.”
― Ian Stewart, The Collapse of Chaos: Discovering Simplicity in a Complex World
tags: complexity, science
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“There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary numerals, and those who don't.”
― Ian Stewart, Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
tags: binary-code, computers, humor
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“Religion hinges upon faith, politics hinges upon who can tell the most convincing lies or maybe just shout the loudest, but science hinges upon whether its conclusions resembe what actually happens.”
― Ian Stewart
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