Find Authors
By Background

Discover books where the author's background brings authenticity and depth.

Selected searches: science-fiction by a physicist military fiction by a military officer cyberpunk by a computer scientist historical fiction by a historian science-fiction by a mathematician crime-fiction by a lawyer popular science by a biologist
Shape Thumb
Shape Thumb
Shape Thumb
Shape Thumb
Shape Thumb
Shape Thumb
mathematicians who wrote biography
Showing 25-32 out of 99 results
Sima Qian
Sima Qian

historian, poet, astrologer, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer

View on Open Library
View on Wikipedia

Shi ji
The Grand Scribe's Records
Shiki retsuden
The first emperor
War-lords
Shih chi
Selections from Records of the historian
Shi ji xuan yi
Shi ji xuan yi (Gudaiwenshimingzhuxuanyicongshu)
Ssǔ-ma Ch'ien's historiographical attitude as reflected in four late warring states biographies
Er shi si shi jing hua
Sagi
Ssu-ma Ch'ien's historiographical attitude as reflected in four late Warring States biographies
Shiki
Historical records
Sagi pyongnim
The Cream of Classical Chinese Literature, Vol. 3 (Condensed, Chinese-English Edition; 8-Book Boxed Set)
Records of the grand historian of China
Tai shi gong su wang miao lun
Shiki kokujikai
Mémoires historiques
Grand Scribes Records (Grand Scribe's Records)
Istoric eskie zapiski
Shih chi so yin
Xiao He, Han Xin
Shi ji xuan (Zhongguo li dai san wen zuo jia xuan ji)
Shi ji jin shi
Shi ji lun wen
Shi ji jing hua lu
Shi ji hui zhu kao zheng
Les Mémoires historiques de Se-ma Tsʼien
Records of the Historians
Shiki kaichū kōshō kōho
Statesman, patriot, and general in ancient China, three Shih Chi biographies of the Ch'in dynasty (255-206 B.C.)
Shi ji (Gu dian ming zhu pu ji wen ku)
Sama Chon Sagi
Records of the historian
Bai hua Shi ji
The First Emperor Selections From The Historical Records
Le chapitre 117 du Che-ki (biographie de SSeu-ma Siang-jou)
Shi ji jin zhu
Quan zhu quan yi Shi ji
Sagi pyongnim, Shi Ji
Gu xiang zhai Shi ji
Selections from Records of the historian
Istoric eskie zapiskik
Shi ji ji jie suo yin zheng yi he ke ben
Shi ji
Statesman, Patriot and General in Ancient China (American Oriental Ser.; No. 17)
Xin jiao Shi ji san jia zhu
Bai hua Shi ji
Shi ji gu shi
Shi ji di gu shi
Shi ji gu shi
Shi ji gu shi
Shao nian ban shi ji
Lian Po, Lin Xiangru, Lu Zhonglian. xuan zi Shi ji
Shi ji gu shi
Shi ji gu shi all in one
Quan yi shi ji
Sima Qian san wen xuan ji (Bai hua san wen shu xi)
Shi ji dao du
Shi ji zha ji
Selections from the Records of the Historian
Shi ji gu shi
Shi ji
Shi ji xuan jiang
Stories from "Records of the Historian"
Shi ji hui zhu kao zheng jiao ding
Shi ji tian guan shu jin zhu
Shi ji gu shi
guang zhu yu shi Shi ji jing hua
Shi ji xiang jie
A Comprehensive Mirror of Chinese History (Tzu Zhi Tung Jian)(Complete) (Volumes 1-20)
Ch'o nha ru l nakka ollin yo ngungdu l
Shi ji xuan ji
Cai se tu jie shiji
Shi ji gu shi
The Grand Scribe's Records: Volume 2
Sudur temdeglel-ece songġuġsan u̇liger
David Berlinski
David Berlinski (born 1942)

philosopher, mathematician

  • Princeton University, Columbia College

View on Open Library
View on Wikipedia

Newton's Gift
A tour of the calculus
The advent of the algorithm
Less than meets the eye
A tour of the calculus
A clean sweep
Black mischief
The secrets of the vaulted sky
The Devil's Delusion
The body shop
On systems analysis
The Secrets of the Vaulted Sky
Infinite Ascent
On System Analysis
The king of infinite space
The Devil's delusion
Black mischief
On systems analysis
Infinite ascent
Tour of the Calculus, A
Apfel der Erkenntnis. Sir Isaac Newton und die Entschlüsselung des Universums
Philosophy
King of Infinite Space
Ascenso Infinito
The body shop
One, two, three
Une brève histoire des maths
The Rise of Differential Topology
The Devil's Delusion
The Deniable Darwin and Other Essays
The Devil's delusion
Wei ji fen zhi lu
La vie rêvée des maths
The Devil's delusion
Iskushenie astrologieĭ, ili Predskazanie kak iskusstvo
One, two, three
Leonard Mlodinow
Leonard Mlodinow (born 1954)

physicist, mathematician

  • University of California, Berkeley

View on Open Library
View on Wikipedia

Feynman's Rainbow
A Briefer History of Time
The Drunkard's Walk
The Grand Design
The last dinosaur
Stephen Hawking
Euclid's Window
Elastic
The Upright Thinkers
Subliminal
War of the Worldviews
Emotional
Stephen Hawking
Titanic Cat
O andar do bêbado
Keith Devlin
Keith Devlin (born 1947)

mathematician, journalist, science communicator

  • King's College London, University of Bristol

View on Open Library
View on Wikipedia

The Man of Numbers
Finding Fibonacci
Mathematics
The Millennium Problems
The Language of Mathematics
The Computer as Crucible
Sets, Functions, and Logic
All the math that's fit to print
Mathematics Education for a New Era
Goodbye, Descartes
Mathematics
Life by the numbers
The Maths Gene
The Axiom of Constructibility
Infosense
The Unfinished Game
Micro-maths
Constructibility
Logic and information
The Souslin problem
The Math Instinct
Aspects of constructibility
The Joy of Sets
Language at Work
The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS
Introduction to Mathematical Thinking
Leonardo and Steve
Microchip mathematics
Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson (1923-2020)

mathematician, theoretical physicist, nuclear physicist, professor, statistician, physicist

  • University of Cambridge, Winchester College

View on Open Library
View on Wikipedia

Disturbing the universe
The Scientist as Rebel
Maker of patterns
Yu zhou po lan =
What Are You Optimistic About?
Weapons and hope
From Eros to Gaia
Imagined worlds
The sun, the genome & the Internet
Infinite in all directions
A Many-Colored Glass
Origins of Life (CANTO)
The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2010
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2011
Values at war
Origins of life
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2011
Disturbing the Universe
Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Imagined Worlds (The Jerusalem-Harvard Lectures)
Heretical thoughts about science and society
From Eros to Gaia
Dear Professor Dyson
Dreams of earth and sky
Imagined worlds
Los origenes de la vida
Birds and Frogs; selected papers, 1990-2014
Die Sonne, das Genom und das Internet. Wissenschaftliche Innovation und die Technologien der Zukunft
Advanced quantum mechanics
Symmetry groups in nuclear and particle physics
Imagined Worlds
Le soleil, le génome et Internet
Field theory
Die Sonne, das Genom und das Internet
Selected papers of Freeman Dyson with commentary
Disturbing the Universe
Les dérangeurs de l'univers
Dyson Quantenfeldtheorie
El Infinito En Todas Direcciones
Technology and social justice (Louis Nizer lecture on public policy)
De Eros A Gaia
Neutron stars and pulsars
The world, the flesh and the devil..
Zeit ohne Ende: Physik und Biologie eines offenen Universums
Daison hakushi no taiyō genomu intānetto
SOL, (0) O GENOMA E A INTERNET - Ferramentas de Revoluções Científicas -(EURO 9.73)
Advanced quantum mechanics
Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram (born 1959)

mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, patent inventor, businessperson, artificial intelligence researcher, opinion journalist, merchant, podcaster

  • California Institute of Technology, Eton College

View on Open Library
View on Wikipedia

Idea Makers
Mathematica
The mathematica book
The MATHEMATICA ® Book, Version 3
Mathematica 3.0 standard add-on packages
An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language
Mathematica
A new kind of science
Cellular automata and complexity
Mathematica reference guide
Cellular automata and complexity
Cellular automata
Mathematica : a system for doing mathematics by computer
Cellular automata
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757)

philosopher, poet, playwright, satirist, librettist, mathematician, lawyer, religious studies scholar, astronomer

  • Lycée Pierre-Corneille

View on Open Library
View on Wikipedia

Éloges
Éloges des académiciens
The eloge of Professor Boerhaave, M.D
Eloge de Monsieur le Chevalier Neuton
Histoire du renouvellement de l'Académie royale des sciences en 1699 et les éloges historiques de tous les académiciens morts depuis ce renouvellement
Éloges des académiciens avec l'histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences en 1699 avec un discours préliminaire sur l'utilité des mathématiques
Éloges des académiciens de l'Académie royale des sciences, morts depuis l'an 1699
An account of the life and writings of Sr. Isaac Newton
Eloges des académiciens de l'Académie royale des sciences, morts depuis l'an 1699
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes
Histoire des oracles
Nouveaux dialogues des morts
Élémens de la géométrie de l'infini
Œuvres de Fontenelle
Œuvres choisies
Oeuvres de Fontenelle
Oeuvres
Oeuvres choisies de Fontenelle
Oeuvres de Fontenelle
Lettres galantes de Monsieur le chevalier d'Her
Histoire du renouvellement de l'Academie Royale des Sciences en MDCXCIX et les academiciens morts depuis ce renouvellement, avec un discours preliminaire sur l'utilité des mathematiques et de la physique
Pensees ingenieuses des anciens et des modernes
Entretiens sur la pluralite des mondes
Textes choisis (1683-1702)
The history of oracles, tr. [by S. Whatley. Sig. D6 is mutilated]
Rêveries diverses
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes
Pages choisies
The history of oracles, and the cheats of the pagan priests
Nouveaux dialogues des morts
Éloges de Fontenelle
Éloges de Fontenelle
The life of Sir Isaac Newton
Oeuvres de Fontenelle
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes
Oeuvres choisies
The history of oracles
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes habités
Oeuvres choisies
Elements de la geometrie de l'infini
Éloges de Fontenelle
Dialogues of the dead
New dialogues of the dead
The achievement of Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
The elogium of Sir Isaac Newton
Lucian's ghost: or, Dialogues between the dead
The prize of wisdom
The life of Sir Isaac Newton
Élements de la geometrie de l'infini
Dialogues des morts, d'un tour nouveaux
Oeuvres
Textes choisis (1683-1702)
Lettres galantes de Monsieur le chevalier d'Her***
Œuvres complètes
La republique des philosophes
Le tyran
Histoire des oracles
Dialogues of the dead, ancient and modern. The second part
Eloges des academiciens
Conversations on the plurality of worlds
De l'origine des fables, 1724
The life of Sir Isaac Newton
Lettres galantes
Poesies pastorales
uvres
The lives of the French, Italian and German philosophers, late members of the Royal academy of science in Paris
Letters of gallantry. By M. de Fontenelle, under the name of the chevalier d'Her***. Translated into English by Mr. Ozell
Fontenelle
The history of oracles, in two dissertations. ... By M. de. Fontenelle, ... Translated from the best edition of the original French
Poesies pastorales de M.D.F
Herrn Bernhards von Fontenelle ... Auserlesene Schriften
The history of oracles. In two dissertations; wherein are proved, I. That the oracles were not given out by dæmons; ... II. That the oracles did not cease at the coming of Jesus Christ; ... By M. de Fontenelle, ... Translated from the best edition of the original French
Pages choisies
Oeuvres choisies: avec un notice biographique, une notice historique et litteraire, des notes explicatives, des jugements, un questionnaire et des sujets de devoirs
The history of oracles and the cheats of the pagen priests
Oeuvres
Histoire du renouvellement de l'Académie royale des sciences en M.DC.XCIX. et les éloges historiques de tous les académiciens morts depuis ce renouvellement, avec un discours préliminaire sur l'utilité des mathématiques & de la physique
Eloge de M. Neuton
Nouveaux dialogues des morts
Dialogues of the dead
Traité de la liberté
Oeuvres
Fontenenelle
Nouvelles libertés de penser
The northern worthies
Œuvres de Monsieur de Fontenelle
Oeuvres complètes
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes
Eloge du Czar Pierre I
Jugement de Pluton sur les deuz parties des Nouveaux dialogues des morts
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes
Choix d’éloges de savants
Oeuvres diverses de M. de Fontenelle
Entretiens su la pluralité des mondes
A plurality of worlds. Written in French by the author of the Dialogues of the dead. Translated into English by Mr. Glanvill
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes, suivis des dialogues de morts
Oeuvres diverses de M. de Fontenelle de l'Academie Françoise
Oeuvres de Fontenelle
Histoire des oracles
The elogium of His Imperial Majesty Peter I. Czar of Muscovy. By Mons. de Fontenelle, Secretary to the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris: ... Translated by C. R. Esq
Le jardinier de Sidon
E lements de la geometrie de l'infini
The achievement of Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
The history of the oracles
Conversations on the plurality of worlds
Fontenelle Histoire des Ajaoiens
The French Lucian made English; By J.D. Esq
A plurality of words
A discourse of the plurality of worlds
Conversations on the plurality of worlds..
Oeuvres de Fontenelle...
Oeuvres de Monsieur de Fontenelle ...
Oeuvres choisies
Pages choisies des grands écrivains: Fontenelle
OEuvres de Monsieur de Fontenelle
Textes choisis (1683-1702)
Textes choisis et commentés par Émile Faguet
Entretiens sur la pluralite des mondes
Fontenelle
Oeuvres diverses de M. de Fontenelle...
Oeuvres choisis
La république des philosophes
Letters of gallantry. By M. de Fontenelle, under the name of the chevalier d'Her***. Translated into English by Mr. Ozell
Fontenelle's Dialogues of the dead, in three parts
Nouveaux dialogues des morts
Dialogen über die Mehrheit der Welten
The history of oracles, in two dissertations. ... By M. de. Fontenelle, ... Translated from the best edition of the original French
Eloges de Vauban
Manuel complet, th©♭orique et pratique, de pharmacie populaire. Simplifi©♭e et mise © la port©♭e de toutes les classes de la soci©♭t©♭ ...
Fontenelle und die Aufklärung
Dialogues of the dead, in three parts
Opere del Signor Bernardo di Fontenelle
Lettre de Fontenelle sur la résurrection
Le jardinier de Sidon
A discovery of new worlds
Nouveau manuel complet de physique amusante ou nouvelles récréations physiques
Lettres galantes de Monsieur le chavalier d'Her***
Nouveaux dialogues des morts
The history of oracles
Recueil des plus belles pieces des poëtes françois
Opere del Signor Bernardo di Fontenelle ...
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes & Histoire des oracles
The Loves of Mirtil son of Adonis
Dialogen ©ơber die Mehrheit der Welten
Œuvres diverses ...
Bernhards von Fontenelle Gespräche der Todten und Plutons Urtheil über dieselben
A week's conversation on the plurality of worlds
De l'origine des fables (1724)
Oeuvres de Fontenelle
Elemens de la geometrie de l'infini
Poesies pastorales
Lettres galantes de monsieur le chevalier d'Her***
Choix d'ʹeloges
A week's conversation on the plurality of worlds. To which is prefixed, a memoir of the author's life and writings
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes, augmentés des dialogues des morts
Rassuzhdenii͡a o religii, prirode i razume
Testes choisis (1683-1702)
Nouveau manuel complet du distillateur liquoriste, par messieurs Lebeaud et Julia de Fontenelle
Œuvres diverses ... Tome second. Qui contient l'entretien [sic] sur la pluralité des mondes. L'histoire des oracles
Letters of gallantry
Oeuvres de monsieur de Fontenelle
Œuvres complètes
Thétis et Pélée
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes
Thetis et Pelée
Storia degli agiaoiani
Oeuvres diverses
Histoire des Ajaoïens
Conversations on the plurality of worlds
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes [of I-VI, with 'Description d'un sphère armillaire']
Dialogen über die mehrheit der welten
Enée et Lavinie
Histoire des oracles
A plurality of worlds
Poésies choisies
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes. Suivis des Dialogues de morts
Conversations with a lady, on the plurality of worlds
Digression sur les anciens et les modernes
The History Of Oracles, And The Cheats Of The Pagan Priests. In Two Parts. Made English
Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes [I-VI]
Histoire du renouvellement de l'Academie Royale des Sciences en M.DC.XCIX. Et les eloges historiques de tous le Academiciens morts depuis ce renouvellement
A discovery of new worlds, translator's preface, 1688
Discours nature de l'eglogue
Nouveaux dialogues des morts
Histoire du renouvellement de l'Académie royale des sciences en M. DC. XCIX. et les éloges historiques de tous les académiciens morts depuis ce renouvellement
The life of Sir Isaac Newton; with an account of his writings
Œuvres choisies
Konstantin Tsiolkovskii
Konstantin Tsiolkovskii (1857-1935)

flight engineer, mathematician, inventor, physicist, philosopher, astronomer, scientist, cosmologist, teacher

  • Vyatka men's gymnasium

View on Open Library
View on Wikipedia

Cherty iz moeĭ zhizni
Geniĭ sredi li͡udeĭ
Beyond the planet earth
The will of the universe ; Intellect unknown ; Mind and passions
Reaktivnye letatelʹnye apparaty
Putʹ k zvezdam
Ocherki o vselennoĭ
Selected works
Izbrannye trudy
Selected works
Sobranie sochineniĭ
Na lune
The call of the cosmos
Issledovanie mirovykh prostranstv reaktivnymi priborami
Grezy o zemle i nebe
Raketa v kosmicheskoe prostranstvo
Vne Zemli
Selected works
Trudy dvenadt︠s︡atykh Chteniĭ, posvi︠a︡shchennykh razrabotke nauchnogo nasledii︠a︡ i razvitii︠u︡ ideĭ K.Ė. T︠S︡iolkovskogo, Kaluga, 14-16 sent. 1977 g.
The science fiction of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Promyshlennoe osvoenie kosmosa
Trudy shestykh i sedʹmykh chteniĭ, posvi͡ashchennykh razrabotke nauchnogo nasledii͡a i razvitii͡a ideĭ K.Ė. T͡Siolkovskogo