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Denis Guedj (1940 – April 24, 2010[1]) was a French novelist and a professor of the History of Science at Paris VIII University. He was born in Setif. He spent many years devising courses and games to teach adults and children math. He is the author of Numbers: The Universal Language and of the novel The Parrot's Theorem. He died in Paris.
Bibliography
- La Méridienne, Éditions Seghers, 1987.
- La Révolution des savants, coll. « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 48), série Sciences. Éditions Gallimard, 1988.
- L'empire des nombres, coll. « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 300), série Sciences. Gallimard, 1996.
- US edition – Numbers: The Universal Language, "Abrams Discoveries" series. Harry N. Abrams, 1997
- UK edition – Numbers: The Universal Language, ‘New Horizons’ series. Thames & Hudson, 1998
- La Gratuité ne vaut plus rien et autres chroniques mathématiques, Éditions du Seuil, 1997.
- Le Théorème du Perroquet, Le Seuil, 1998.
- The Parrot's Theorem, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000
- Génis ou le Bambou parapluie, Le Seuil, 1999.
- Le Mètre du monde, Le Seuil, 2000.
- La Bela - Autobiographie d'une caravelle, Le Seuil, 2001.
- One zéro show et Du point à la ligne, Le Seuil, 2001.
- Les Cheveux de Bérénice , Le Seuil, 2003.
- Zéro, ou les cinq vies d'Aémer , Robert Laffont, 2005.
- Villa des hommes , Robert Laffont, 2007.
- Les mathématiques expliquées à mes filles, Le Seuil, 2008.
References
- ^ (in French) Denis Guedj. Un homme libre Archived 2010-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- A review of The Parrot's Theorem in The Mathematical Fiction Homepage, archived from the original on 2007-09-30
- Imaginary numbers, A review of The Parrot's Theorem by Simon Singh
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