Ellen Kaplan received her B.A. and (after a year as a Fulbright student at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn) her M.A. from Harvard, in...more
Ellen Kaplan
Ellen Kaplan received her B.A. and (after a year as a Fulbright student at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn) her M.A. from Harvard, in Classical Archeology, before pursuing a career as a teacher. Initially teaching Greek, Latin, history and biology, she switched to mathematics, which so inspired her that she co-founded the renowned Math Circle with her husband. They have since co-authored The Art of the Infinite and Out of the Labyrinth: Setting Mathematics Free about their Math Circle – which will be published in January 2007. Extending the family’s mathematical tradition, Ellen has illustrated her husband’s book The Nothing That Is and, together with son Michael, has co-written Chances Are . . . Adventures in Probability.
Michael Kaplan
Michael Kaplan was educated at Harvard and Oxford, focussing on European History. Going on to success as a writer, director and producer for film and...more
Michael Kaplan
Michael Kaplan was educated at Harvard and Oxford, focussing on European History. Going on to success as a writer, director and producer for film and television, today he works with corporations, broadcasters and governments around the world. Clients range from Scottish distilleries to Swiss insurance companies, and from Spanish ministries to the Singaporean armed forces. He regularly picks up awards, and has recently hit the headlines as author of Chances Are…: Adventures in Probability. Michael lives in Scotland with his wife and son.
Robert L. Wolke
Robert L. Wolke's achievements reach from nuclear chemistry to education and, more recently, food. Currently, he is enjoyed critical acclaim for a...more
Robert L. Wolke
Robert L. Wolke's achievements reach from nuclear chemistry to education and, more recently, food. Currently, he is enjoyed critical acclaim for a series of four 'Einstein' books. Each work brilliantly applies science to explaining and illuminating our everyday lives. His latest success spotlights our cuisine in "What Einstein Told His Cook 2: The Sequel-Further Adventures in Kitchen Science". Prof. Wolke first launched an impressive academic career as a nuclear chemist in the 1950s, going on to hold chairs at the University of Florida and the University of Pittsburgh, where he is currently Professor Emeritus of Chemistry. In the 1980s, he branched out into education, dedicating 10 years to improving teaching quality at Pittsburgh University. Turning to journalism, Robert Wolke became a regarded columnist for The Washington Post, picking up numerous awards for his writing on food science. Visit his website at: www.robertwolke.com
Professor of Mathematics at Marlboro College, Vermont, USA, Joe Mazur takes his cue from Aristotle, who believed that mathematics meant "any...more
Joseph Mazur
Professor of Mathematics at Marlboro College, Vermont, USA, Joe Mazur takes his cue from Aristotle, who believed that mathematics meant "any subject worthy of knowledge". Joe's teaching and publishing scope consequently stretches far beyond math to its history and philosophy.After gaining a doctorate in mathematics from M.I.T., Joe first rose to prominence as author of the world's first interactive, multimedia calculus simulation 'Explorations in Calculus'. Most recently, his latest book "Euclid in the rainforest" has been nominated for the prestigious 2005 PEN prize for non-fiction to be awarded in New York on May 23. In it, Euclid and rainforests are presented as metaphors of two contrasting approaches to math; Euclid representing logical, mechanistic assumption building, while the rainforest presents the reader with exciting, chance observations in our rich and complex world leading us to 'clearings' and mathematical clarity.Visit Joseph Mazur at:www.josephmazur.com
