Ioanna Georgiou

Peculiar Deaths of Famous Mathematicians Ioanna Georgiou

Some mathematicians will not only be remembered for their mathematical advancements, but also for their peculiar deaths; some of those gravely miscalculated! But one of the stories is distorted--can you guess which one? Peculiar Deaths combines short stories about key mathematicians from the past, with details of the mathematical advances that they made. To the puzzle of which death is made up, there is also a visual puzzle in each chapter. A great way to learn about mathematics of the past, and for Middle, Junior High, and High School students to enjoy learning and understand key concepts.

1. Can Beans Kill You? - Pythagoras
2. Death by Square Root - Hippasus
3. You should not be Disturbing my Circles! - Archimedes
4. What? A Woman Mathematician? Die! - Hypatia
5. A bit of Gambling Killed No-one, Ever - Gerolamo Cardano
6. A Very Rich Way to Die - Tycho Brahe
7. Death by Time Calculation - Abraham De Moivre
8. Just a Bit Too Young - Evariste Galois
9. At the Mental Asylum - Andre Bloch
10. Self-imposed Starvation and other Difficulties - Kurt Gödel