Rules, Algorithms, and Models: An Intellectual History SIAM NewsBook Reviewssiam.org FeedsClassical Applied Mathematics Ernest Davis reviews Lorraine Daston’s Rules: A Short History of What We Live By.
A Comprehensive Exploration of the Path to Modern Computing SIAM NewsBook Reviewssiam.org FeedsComputational Science & Numerical Analysis Paul Messina reviews A New History of Modern Computing by Thomas Haigh and Paul E. Ceruzzi.
John von Neumann: The Man From the Future SIAM NewsBook Reviewssiam.org FeedsComputational Science & Numerical AnalysisClassical Applied Mathematics Paul Davis reviews The Man from the Future, a biography of John von Neumann by Ananyo Bhattacharya.
Sofia Kovalevskaya: Mathematician and Writer SIAM NewsBook Reviewssiam.org FeedsClassical Applied Mathematics Ernest Davis reviews Mathematician with the Soul of a Poet: Poems and Plays of Sofia Kovalevskaya.
The Hazards of Counting: Is 2+2 Always 4? SIAM NewsBook Reviewssiam.org FeedsClassical Applied Mathematics Ernest Davis reviews Uncountable, a philosophical history by David and Ricardo Nirenberg.