Re: [HM] Sophie Germain & Carl Boyer

Guy F. Brandenburg (guyfbran@erols.com)
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 18:37:39 -0500

Shelley Costa wrote:

> The series was
> called "The Unexpected Mathematicians" and all of the plays were about
> people whose pursuit of mathematics was for some reason unusual -- either
> because they were women (as Sophie Germain and Emilie du Chatelet were)
> or because they have been remembered for other things -- such as
> Christopher Wren and Karl Marx.

What did Karl Marx contribute in mathematics? That's a new one for me!