A dream-journey in a soap bubble to lower dimensions…
Stories for 'Geometry'
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An amateur detective solves a code which announced the assassination of a governor using some dubious mathematics. -
A very well-written story about a man who builds a triangular house, with a mathematical formula which leads to the revelation of an illicit affair and the participants in the affair… -
A detective, one Mr. Pearson, catches the crooks using a little geometry. -
A novel about an expedition undertaken by a group of mountaineers to Mount Analogue, a mountain invisible to the outside world, but whose existence can be deduced using science. -
How visual geometrical estimation fails in front of a clever charlatan… -
The narrative recounts the life and tragic death of mathematician Martin Gardner, touching on his groundbreaking work in topology and the implications of a proof by Professor Paul David that challenges the foundations of Euclidean geometry. David’s proof introduces a philosophical crisis in mathematics, challenging long-held beliefs and inviting skepticism about foundational truths. As Dr. Donald Lucus grapples with the fallout of this revelation, he faces the tension between scientific truth and the societal consequences of such knowledge, ultimately leading to a complex interplay between mathematics, philosophy, and morality. -
A short novel that discusses how a blind geometer might visualize abstract spaces, and touches upon some results from projective geometry as well. -
Dr. Lyle Thaddius has been a practicing psychiatrist for 30 years, dedicated to resolving the inner conflicts and demons of all who need help. He takes on a new patient, Juan Gris, who insists on the doctor visiting his house for the counseling sessions, at 3 times the normal fees. Gris, it turns out, is an extremely old man, past 100 likely, who lives in what is described as a “madman’s house”. -
A short narrative about the discovery of irrational numbers and various geometric concepts by the ancient Greeks. -
A Dr. Who story involving Pythagoras and an inter-dimensional gateway.