a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
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| A creative but simple mathematical code is utilized by a criminal to secretly pass a number (one that will disable a security system) to an accomplice during a wine tasting event in this short detective story.
Spoiler Alert: Although they are being closely observed by detectives to make sure they did not communicate the secret number to anyone, one of the suspects was somehow able to convey it to another person at a wine tasting event. This situation is quite contrived, and I can think of many simpler ways they could have achieved it, but it is cute that the number was conveyed in base 3 using the selection of white, red and rosé wines as the digits. Thanks to Johan Richter who wrote to let me know about Aird's use of mathematics. |
| More information about this work can be found at www.amazon.com. |
| (Note: This is just one work of mathematical fiction from the list. To see the entire list or to see more works of mathematical fiction, return to the Homepage.) |
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Where are the new works of mathematical fiction?: As you can see from this chronological listing, this database includes many works of mathematical fiction for each year from 1990 to 2025. Strangely, only two are listed for 2026, so far. Either less mathematical fiction is being published than in previous years or I'm just having more trouble finding it. If you know of any works of fiction that should be added to this list, especially recently published ones, please let me know. (Keep in mind that I do not include self-published works or children's fiction that just covers elementary mathematical concepts.) Thanks!
(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)
