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Mathematische Spaziergaenge mit Emmy Noether [Diving into Math with Emmy Noether] (2019)
Sandra Schueddekopf / Anita Zieher
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A play about Emmy Noether written for the centenary anniversary of her Habilitation. The premiere performance was at Freie Universitaet Berlin but it has since been performed in Vienna and at many locations in the United States.

Thanks to Mats Vermeeren for bringing it to my attention.

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Categories:
GenreHistorical Fiction,
MotifFemale Mathematicians,
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MediumPlays,

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Exciting News: The 1,600th entry was recently added to this database of mathematical fiction! Also, for those of you interested in non-fictional math books let me (shamelessly) plug the recent release of the second edition of my soliton theory textbook.

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