MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Leap (2004)
Lauren Gunderson
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This play explores the inspiration for Isaac Newton's amazing discoveries in 1664, personifying it in the form of two young girls whose playful interaction leads to the results we remember Newton for today. The play premiered in Atlanta, where Lauren Gunderson lives and has written other award winning plays about science and the South. The script is available in a book along with the script for Background, about the work of astrophysicist Ralph Alpher that may also be of interest to visitors to this Website.

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Works Similar to Leap
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. Newton's Hooke by David Pinner
  2. Calculus (Newton's Whores) by Carl Djerassi
  3. Let Newton Be! by Craig Baxter
  4. Newton's Gift by Paul J. Nahin
  5. Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight by Lauren Gunderson
  6. Ada and the Engine by Lauren Gunderson
  7. Verrechnet by Carl Djerassi / Isabella Gregor
  8. Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle Volume 1 by Neal Stephenson
  9. Partition by Ira Hauptman
  10. Shakespeare Predicted it All by Dietmar Dath
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Categories:
GenreHistorical Fiction,
MotifGenius, Real Mathematicians, Isaac Newton,
TopicAnalysis/Calculus/Differential,
MediumPlays,

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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)