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In Code: A Mathematical Journey

In Code: A Mathematical Journey

In Code: A Mathematical Journey
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In Code: A Mathematical Journey Paperback - 2002

by David Flannery; Sarah Flannery

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Originally published in England and cowritten with her father, "In Code" is "a wonderfully moving story about the thrill of the mathematical chase" ("Nature") and "a paean to intellectual adventure" ("Times Educational Supplement"). A memoir in mathematics, it is all about how a girl next door became an award-winning mathematician. photo insert.

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  • Title In Code: A Mathematical Journey
  • Author David Flannery; Sarah Flannery
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition Th
  • Condition New
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Algonquin Books, New York
  • Publication date 2002-12-30
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BAY19-00013
  • ISBN 9781565123779 / 1565123778
  • Weight 1.17 lbs (0.53 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.99 x 6.1 x 1 in (22.83 x 15.49 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Coding theory, Flannery, Sarah
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002033225
  • Dewey Decimal Code B
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

In January 1999, Sarah Flannery, a sports-loving teenager from Blarney in County Cork, Ireland, was awarded Ireland's Young Scientist of the Year for her extraordinary research and discoveries in Internet cryptography. The following day, her story began appearing in Irish papers and soon after was splashed across the front page of the London Times, complete with a photo of Sarah and a caption calling her "brilliant." Just sixteen, she was a mathematician with an international reputation.

IN CODE is a heartwarming story that will have readers cheering Sarah on. Originally published in England and cowritten with her mathematician father, David Flannery, IN CODE is "a wonderfully moving story about the thrill of the mathematical chase" (Nature) and "a paean to intellectual adventure" (Times Educational Supplement). A memoir in mathematics, it is all about how a girl next door, nurtured by her family, moved from the simple math puzzles that were the staple of dinnertime conversation to prime numbers, the Sieve of Eratosthenes, Fermat's Little Theorem, googols-and finally into her breathtaking algorithm. Parallel with each step is a modest girl's own self-discovery-her values, her burning curiosity, the joy of persistence, and, above all, her love for her family.

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Citations

  • Kliatt, 11/01/2003, Page 32

About the author

David Flannery lectures on mathematics at Ireland's Cork Institute of Technology
Sarah Flannery is a student at Cambridge University.

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