MathFiction: Search

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

Author includes the word(s): Jules Verne
3 matches found out of 1744 entries
(Note: This page not the entire list of works of Mathematical Fiction. To see the whole list, click here.)

From the Earth to the Moon [De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes] (1865)

Jules Verne

This 19th century work of science fiction concerns an attempt by the Baltimore Gun Club to launch three astronauts in a projectile fired from a giant cannon. The novel mostly concerns the practical obstacles... (more)

Round the Moon (1870)
Highly Rated!

Jules Verne

This early science fiction novel about space travel (published originally in French, of course) contains two chapters with explicit (and very nice) mathematical content. In Chapter 4 (A Little Algebra)... (more)

Topsy-turvy (Sans Dessus Dessous) (1889)

Jules Verne

The members of the Gun Club want to use a giant cannon's recoil to change the Earth's rotation axis, so they can exploit the presumed coalfields at the North Pole. An unfortunate side effect is that... (more)

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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)