Fantasia Mathematica

{{short description|Book by Clifton Fadiman}}

{{Infobox book

| name = Fantasia Mathematica

| image = File:FantasiaMathematica.jpg

| caption = First edition

| author = Clifton Fadiman

| country = United States

| language = English

| genre = Anthology

| publisher = Simon & Schuster

| release_date = 1958

| media_type = Print (Hardcover and Paperback)

| pages = 298

}}

Fantasia Mathematica {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UK8UJLpA3SgC&pg=PP1 |title=Fantasia Mathematica – Google Books |isbn=9780387949314 |accessdate=August 22, 2011|last1=Fadiman |first1=Clifton |date=April 1997 }}

is an anthology published in 1958 containing stories, humor, poems, etc., all on mathematical topics, compiled by Clifton Fadiman. A companion volume was published as The Mathematical Magpie (1962). The volume contains writing by authors including Robert Heinlein, Aldous Huxley, H. G. Wells, and Martin Gardner.

Contents

  • "Introduction" by Clifton Fadiman

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