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The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 8,865 ratings — published 1991
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A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 134,804 ratings — published 1998
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In the Presence of the Creator: Isaac Newton and his Times In the Presence of the Creator: Isaac Newton and his Times (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 39 ratings — published 1984
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Prime Mystery: the Life and Mathematics of Sophie Germain Prime Mystery: the Life and Mathematics of Sophie Germain (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 15 ratings — published 2015
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Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 872 ratings — published
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Proving It Her Way: Emmy Noether, a Life in Mathematics Proving It Her Way: Emmy Noether, a Life in Mathematics (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.14 — 7 ratings — published 2020
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Hidden Figures Hidden Figures (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 112,921 ratings — published 2016
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Emmy Noether: 1882-1935 Emmy Noether: 1882-1935 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.60 — 25 ratings — published 1970
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Emmy Noether: A Tribute to Her Life and Work (Monographs and Textbooks in Pure and Applied Mathematics, V. 69) Emmy Noether: A Tribute to Her Life and Work (Monographs and Textbooks in Pure and Applied Mathematics, V. 69)
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avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 1981
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A Biography of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, an Eighteenth-Century Woman Mathematician A Biography of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, an Eighteenth-Century Woman Mathematician (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 2008
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A Convergence of Lives: Sofia Kovalevskaia - Scientist, Writer, Revolutionary (Lives of Women in Science) A Convergence of Lives: Sofia Kovalevskaia - Scientist, Writer, Revolutionary (Lives of Women in Science)
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avg rating 4.00 — 12 ratings — published 1983
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King of Infinite Space: Donald Coxeter, the Man Who Saved Geometry King of Infinite Space: Donald Coxeter, the Man Who Saved Geometry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 134 ratings — published 2006
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The World of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Mathematician of God The World of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Mathematician of God (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 24 ratings — published 2007
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Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel (Great Discoveries) Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel (Great Discoveries)
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avg rating 3.98 — 1,735 ratings — published 2005
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Logical Dilemmas: The Life and Work of Kurt Gödel Logical Dilemmas: The Life and Work of Kurt Gödel (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 38 ratings — published 1997
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Pierre Simon Laplace, 1749–1827: A Determined Scientist Pierre Simon Laplace, 1749–1827: A Determined Scientist (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.60 — 5 ratings — published 2004
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Leonhard Euler: Mathematical Genius in the Enlightenment Leonhard Euler: Mathematical Genius in the Enlightenment (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.80 — 40 ratings — published 2015
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Hilbert Hilbert (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 172 ratings — published 1970
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Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 1,383 ratings — published 2009
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John Von Neumann: The Scientific Genius Who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More John Von Neumann: The Scientific Genius Who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 252 ratings — published 1992
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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 9,996 ratings — published 1998
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Carl Friedrich Gauss: Titan of Science (Spectrum) Carl Friedrich Gauss: Titan of Science (Spectrum)
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avg rating 3.83 — 29 ratings — published 2004
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Alan Turing: The Enigma Alan Turing: The Enigma (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 11,897 ratings — published 1983
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Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 3,750 ratings — published 2003
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Men of Mathematics Men of Mathematics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 2,072 ratings — published 1937
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No Ordinary Genius: The Illustrated Richard Feynman No Ordinary Genius: The Illustrated Richard Feynman (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 2,546 ratings — published 1965
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The Mathematician Sophus Lie: It was the Audacity of My Thinking The Mathematician Sophus Lie: It was the Audacity of My Thinking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.67 — 6 ratings — published 2001
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NIELS HENRIK ABEL and his Times: Called Too Soon by Flames Afar NIELS HENRIK ABEL and his Times: Called Too Soon by Flames Afar (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 18 ratings — published 2000
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Georg Cantor: His Mathematics and Philosophy of the Infinite Georg Cantor: His Mathematics and Philosophy of the Infinite (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 59 ratings — published 1979
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Gauss: A Biographical Study Gauss: A Biographical Study (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.50 — 10 ratings — published 1981
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Remarkable Mathematicians: From Euler to von Neumann (The Spectrum Series) Remarkable Mathematicians: From Euler to von Neumann (The Spectrum Series)
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avg rating 4.12 — 59 ratings — published 1903
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Euler: The Master of Us All (Dolciani Mathematical Expositions) Euler: The Master of Us All (Dolciani Mathematical Expositions)
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avg rating 4.40 — 397 ratings — published 1999
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Who Got Einstein's Office? Eccentricity and Genius at the Institute for Advanced Study Who Got Einstein's Office? Eccentricity and Genius at the Institute for Advanced Study (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 276 ratings — published 1987
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Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 2,125 ratings — published 1992
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John Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener John Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 45 ratings — published 1980
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Augustin-Louis Cauchy: A Biography Augustin-Louis Cauchy: A Biography (Hardcover)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1991
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The Works of Archimedes (Dover Books on Mathematics) The Works of Archimedes (Dover Books on Mathematics)
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avg rating 4.25 — 289 ratings — published -212
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Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton (Cambridge Paperback Library) Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton (Cambridge Paperback Library)
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avg rating 4.12 — 329 ratings — published 1980
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Evariste Galois, 1811-1832 Evariste Galois, 1811-1832 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 23 ratings — published 1993
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The Mathematical Career of Pierre de Fermat, 1601-1665 The Mathematical Career of Pierre de Fermat, 1601-1665 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5 ratings — published 1994
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