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Discover books where the author's background brings authenticity and depth.
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
journalist, literary critic, magician, philosopher, mathematician, science communicator
Bill James (born 1949)
statistician
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
nurse, statistician, politician, teacher, sociologist
Alain Badiou (born 1937)
philosopher, playwright, editor, sociologist, mathematician, scientist
Ross J. Anderson (1956-2024)
cryptographer, mathematician, computer scientist
Henry Brooks Adams (1838-1918)
journalist, historian of Modern Age, historian, mathematician, secretary, editor, art historian
Al-Biruni (0973-1048)
philosopher, chemist, geographer, polymath, mathematician, cartographer, astronomer, translator, anthropologist, physicist, astrologer, historian, linguist, indologist, pharmacist, humanist, botanist
Mikhail Lomonosov (1711-1765)
astronomer, geologist, physicist, chemist, linguist, poet, historian, philosopher, inventor, mosaicist, geographer, mathematician, politician, painter, scientist, translator
