MathFiction: The Rolling Stones (Robert A. Heinlein)

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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The Rolling Stones (1952)

Robert A. Heinlein
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Contributed by "William E. Emba"

The Stone family goes off on a working tour across the solar system. As a condition for going, the father insists the twins keep up with their higher mathematics studies, which gets referred to explicitly several times. The difference between arithmetic and geometric growth is commented on when their pet "flat cat" reproduces 8 at a time, and faster than expected.

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Ratings for The Rolling Stones:

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Mathematical Content:
3/5 (1 votes)

Literary Quality:
4/5 (1 votes)

Categories:

Genre	Science Fiction,
Motif	Math Education,
Topic
Medium	Novels,

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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!

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